Cardiologist explains Takotsubo syndrome — a 'broken heart' that resembles a heart attack
Associate Professor at Pirogov University Yulia Yufereva told Gazeta.Ru that after a strong emotional shock the heart may temporarily lose its ability to contract normally. The symptoms of Takotsubo syndrome are almost indistinguishable from a heart attack, but the cause is not blocked vessels — it is a release of stress hormones.
Otabek Yusupov