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Can u die of a broken heart?

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Dr. Teresa Menendez Hood answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Broken heart: There is an entity called takusabo that can cause the heart to become very weak temporarily due to excess acute stress. It can cause lethal arrythmias. Also, when we are stressed our blood gets sticky and we are at increased chance of a heart attack.. These things are rare.

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Answered 7/5/2015

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