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BROKEN HEART SYNDROME
Leticia Castillo Kontak, MD, Cardiologist, Baylor Scott & White Health

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ARE YOU NEWLY SINGLE THIS VALENTINES DAY?
WELL ... MAKE SURE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART.

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THAT’S BECAUSE THE STRESS OF FEELING ‘BROKENHEARTED’ CAN ACTUALLY HURT YOUR HEART AND OVERALL HEALTH.
BUT IT’S NOT JUST A FAILED ROMANCE THAT CAN PROMPT WHAT’S REFERRED TO AS ‘BROKEN HEART SYNDROME.’
CARDIOLOGIST LECITICA CASTILLO KONTAK SAYS ANY SUDDEN EXTREME EMOTION CAN TRIGGER IT.

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Leticia Castillo Kontak, MD
Baylor Scott & White Health

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A sudden sort of emotional stressor can actually lead to something called the broken heart syndrome or ‘Tackotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Like a death in the family or, you know, an emotional stressor or something where it was very sudden can lead to high levels of stress hormones that lead to a heart attack.

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DOCTOR CASTILLO KONTAK SAYS SYMPTOMS INCLUDE SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHEST PAIN ... WHICH ARE TYPICALLY TREATED WITH MEDICATION.