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Cardio healthcare: Heart and ekg monitor; grid in background

Can you die of a broken heart? Science proves ‘broken heart syndrome’ is real.

Source: NBC

Doctors looking into the connection between the brain and the heart have found that stressful events can cause a change in hormones that injures the heart.

This entry was posted in Sweet Sorrow and tagged Health & Medicine on June 1, 2020 by Anita Hacker.

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