Medications
Perspective: Why opioids cannot fix chronic pain
A broken heart is often harder to heal than a broken leg. Now researchers say that a broken heart can contribute to lasting chronic pain.
Dec 22, 2020
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News tagged with broken heart
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How thyroid function affects stress-related heart problems
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as stress cardiomyopathy or 'broken heart syndrome'—has only been known as a clinical condition for about 30 years. It is characterized by an acute, serious functional disorder of the ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Cardiology
Cleveland clinic researchers find rise in broken heart syndrome during COVID-19 pandemic
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found a significant increase in patients experiencing stress cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jul 9, 2020
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Medications
Common medication may lower risk of 'broken heart' during bereavement
The increased risk of heart attack or "a broken heart" in early bereavement could be reduced by using common medication in a novel way, according to a world-first study led by the University of Sydney and funded by Heart ...
Feb 10, 2020
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Medical research
Heart regeneration: Scientists uncloak one of nature's deepest secrets
The long-sought Holy Grail for heart attack patients has been a method to regenerate healthy new tissue, but the basic building blocks required to remodel an injured heart have remained elusive—until now.
Oncology & Cancer
Broken heart syndrome linked with cancer
One in six people with broken heart syndrome had cancer and they were less likely to survive for five years after it occurred, according to new international research in Journal of the American Heart Association.
Jul 17, 2019
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Cardiology
Complication of broken heart syndrome associated with both short- and long-term risk of death
When patients with broken heart syndrome survive a life-threatening complication that renders the heart suddenly unable to pump enough blood, they remain at greater risk of death for years afterwards, according to research ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Cardiology
'Broken heart syndrome' warrants careful monitoring
(HealthDay)—It's not a heart attack, but so-called "broken heart syndrome" still puts patients at high risk for hospital readmission and in-hospital death, a new study suggests.
Oct 5, 2018
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Cardiology
Cancer linked to poor prognosis in patients with broken heart syndrome
Cancer is linked to an increased risk of death and rehospitalisation in patients with broken heart syndrome, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.
Aug 28, 2018
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Cardiology
New study shows when 'broken hearts' are most deadly
A University of Otago, Christchurch, summer student has identified the days when patients are most vulnerable to dying from a "broken heart."
Feb 27, 2018
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