{"id":8031,"date":"2016-03-03T20:32:30","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T20:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=8031"},"modified":"2016-03-03T20:32:30","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T20:32:30","slug":"happiness-can-break-your-heart-doctors-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=8031","title":{"rendered":"Happiness can break your heart, doctors warn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The lethal condition ‘happy heart syndrome’ can occur after a joyful event such as a surprise birthday party or the birth of a child\"Happy2\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

Celebrating a birthday may not seem like a dangerous pastime but too much happiness can be heartbreaking, according to doctors.
\nHealth experts have known for some time that sad events, such as the loss of a spouse, can trigger a condition known as \u2018broken heart syndrome\u2019 which feels like a heart attack and can be fatal if not treated quickly.<\/p>\n

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Now for the first time doctors have shown that over-excitement from happy events can also spark the condition, which they have named \u2018happy heart syndrome.\u2019 In short, happiness can be lethal.
\n\u201cA patient is no longer the classic \u201cbroken hearted\u201d patient, and the disease can be preceded by positive emotions too.”
\nDr Jelena Ghadri, University Hospital Zurich
\nSince \u2018broken heart syndrome\u2019 was first identified in 1990, doctors at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland have been compiling a database of worldwide attacks which currently holds 1750 patients.<\/p>\n


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Most attacks were triggered by episodes of severe emotional distress, such as grief, fear and anger. Attending funerals was a common factor and one incident occurred after an obese patient got stuck in the bath.
\nBut for 20 people the condition was precipitated by happy and joyful events, such as a birthday party, wedding, surprise farewell celebration, a favourite rugby team winning a game, or the birth of a grandchild.
\nStudy author Dr Jelena Ghadri, resident cardiologist from University Hospital Zurich said doctors should enquire about happy events as well as sad, when diagnosing heart problems.
\n\u201cWe have shown that the triggers for \u2018broken heart sydrome\u2019 can be more varied than previously thought,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cA patient is no longer the classic \u201cbroken hearted\u201d patient, and the disease can be preceded by positive emotions too.
\n\u201cClinicians should be aware of this and also consider that patients who arrive in the emergency department with signs of heart attacks, such as chest pain and breathlessness, but after a happy event or emotion, could be suffering just as much as a similar patient presenting after a negative emotional event.
\n\u201cOur findings suggest that happy and sad life events may share similar emotional pathways.\u201d<\/p>\n

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