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Happiness Can Cause Heart Problems

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For a long time, we have known that sadness or a stressful event can cause heart muscles to become weaker.  This may cause shortness of breath, and pain in the chest, and may eventually lead to a heart attack. Now, a study published by the European Heart Journal claims that happiness can also lead to the same symptoms.

Swiss researchers at the University of Zurich looked at data coming from almost 500 patients in 9 countries who were likely to acquire such broken heart disease. In most cases, the death of a family member or close relative, an accident, divorce or other relationship problems caused such a heart weakness.

However, in 20 patients the same symptoms were triggered by happy and joyful events, such as birthday parties, weddings, the birth of a grandchild, or after their favorite team had won a competition. Experts call this happy heart syndrome.

The researchers point out those doctors should be aware of both sides when treating patients. According to the study reasons for a broken heart, the syndrome may be more widespread than previously considered. The study has also found out that in over 90% of the cases older women over 60 were at risk.

What exactly causes such a syndrome remains unknown. Broken heart syndrome was first witnessed in Japan in 1990. In the beginning, it was connected to negative emotions that lead to an increase in hormones. Doctors believe that emotional reactions make the nervous system behave in a certain way.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Hormone /ˈhɔːr.moʊn/ noun הוֹרמוֹן

    a chemical that our body produces

    A hormone can make me forget everything.

  • Researcher /rɪˈsɝː.tʃɚ/ noun חוֹקֵר

    a person who studied a topic and find out more about it.

    She’s a researcher for a women’s magazine.

  • Shortness of breath /ʃɔːrt.nəs əv ˈbreθ/ noun קוצר נשימה

    the feeling of not getting enough air

    The woman is experiencing shortness of breath.

  • Symptom /ˈsɪmp.təm/ noun סימפטום

    something wrong with your body that may show an illness

    He started to develop the symptoms of Covid-19.

  • Widespread /waɪdˈspred/ adjective נָפוֹץ

    common, happen very often

    There are reports of widespread flooding in China.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. Why are women more affected by bad events?
  3. Are wives more caring than husbands?
  4. How often do you attend parties?
  5. What experience do you have of a broken heart?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. Who claims that happiness can also lead to heart attack?

  2. Happy Heart Syndrome is triggered by…

  3. In which country the broken heart syndrome was first witnessed?

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