A broken heart can cause as much damage as having a heart attack

Severe emotional stress found to cause permanent injury to the organ

• Severe emotional stress found to cause permanent injury to the organ
• At least 3,000 UK adults suffer from 'broken heart syndrome' every year
• University of Aberdeen researchers say condition permanently weakens heart
• British Heart Foundation says there is no treatment as recovery was expected 

Severe emotional stress can cause as much damage to the heart as a heart attack, British researchers claim.

At least 3,000 adults in the UK a year suffer from ‘broken heart syndrome’ – or takotsubo – but the true number may be even higher.

It is commonly triggered by a bereavement and occurs when the stress of the event causes the heart muscle to become stunned and weakened.

But until now doctors had presumed the damage was temporary and would eventually heal with time. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5076037/A-broken-heart-cause-damage-heart-attack.html