TED Radio Hour Heartache
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Feb 16, 2024 Cardiologist, law professor, pediatric nurse, and climate activist discuss heartache and ways to mend broken hearts. Topics include the impact of emotions on heart health, importance of difficult conversations in relationships, and battling grief as a nurse.
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Broken Heart Syndrome
- Sandeep Jauhar's patient developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, after her husband died.
- Her heart physically changed shape due to the emotional stress, mimicking a Japanese octopus trap.
Emotions Affect the Heart
- Emotions and their responses can directly impact the heart's health.
- Intense emotions like grief or heartbreak can acutely weaken the heart.
Death by Fear
- Sandeep Jauhar's grandfather died from a heart attack induced by the fear of a snake bite, not the bite itself.
- This instilled in Jauhar a lifelong fascination with the heart's vulnerability.