Time can heal all, except for wounds

The impact of a broken love can be more terrible than we imagine.

People often say, time is the best medicine for the heart. This is still given by writers, poets, novelists and musicians as inspiration for their immortal works.

But the truth is that time is a good medicine but not for wounds . That's what is concluded in a recent study by scientists at Aberdeen University (Scotland).

Time is a good medicine for the heart?

The team has shown that the so-called "broken heart syndrome" can leave permanent sequelae.

For those who do not know, broken heart syndrome (broken heart syndrome) , also known as takotsubo syndrome was first discovered in Japan in 1990. General characteristics are that the muscles in the heart suddenly become "tightening" , causing the left ventricle to change shape.

More specifically, the group followed 52 "patients" of this syndrome between the ages of 27 and 28 years old. They found that the effects of the syndrome on cardiovascular function were always maintained for a long time, and there was no sign of recovery.

But in fact, the wound in the heart is incurable.

"This study shows that in people with takotsubo syndrome, cardiovascular functions remain in an abnormal state for the next 4 months" - quoted Professor Metin Avkiran, one of the study's leaders. .

"More worrisome, their hearts are like forming" scars ", that is, to recover in a short time is very difficult, even impossible to improve."

"This indicates the fact that we need to quickly find new and effective treatment for this symptom."

To get this conclusion, the experts took MRI and echocardiography of the candidates. As a result, the heart's ability to work has suffered some negative effects, and that effect is likely to be permanent.

"We have always thought that people with broken heart syndrome can recover over time," said Dana Dawson, a cardiologist at Aberdeen University . "But it seems this syndrome has a bigger impact than What I thought ".

The heart is strangled because of love .

In other data on 3000 people with the syndrome, about 17% died within 5 years of being diagnosed. In it, 90% are women, and they show signs of depression.

However, it should be noted that many cases of the left ventricle return to normal after a few months or weeks, even if only a few days.

The study was published in the American Society of Echocardiography.