1. Heart Disease Awareness:
Broken Heart Syndrome
The vast majority
of cases are
women.
Clinical term is
“Stress Cardiomyopathy.”
Occurs suddenly
after severe
stress.
Unlike with heart attacks,
patients usually make a
full recovery with no
permanent damage to the
muscle.
Occurs suddenly after
extreme stress.
Has very similar symptoms
to a heart attack: chest
pain, shortness of breath,
congestive heart failure,
and low blood pressure.
Sources: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
health-topics/topics/hdw/signs, http://www.
hopkinsmedicine.org/asc/faqs.html