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Have you experienced a grief so profound you felt your heart was broken? Broken Heart Syndrome or “Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy” is a condition that is very real and affects people from all walks of life. It causes the heart’s left ventricle to enlarge when the body and mind deals with severe grief, stress, and trauma. This in turn produces many other symptoms throughout the body that make it difficult to function normally.
What does Broken Heart Syndrome look like?
It’s named after an octopus trap — and that’s not all that’s unusual about this reversible heart condition. It occurs almost exclusively in women.
Broken heart syndrome is a temporary heart condition that’s often brought on by stressful situations, such as the death of a loved one. The condition can also be triggered by a serious physical illness or surgery. People with broken heart syndrome may have sudden chest pain or think they’re having a heart attack.
“You can die of a broken heart — it’s scientific fact — and my heart has been breaking since that very first day we met. I can feel it now, aching deep behind my rib cage the way it does every time we’re together, beating a desperate rhythm: Love me. Love me. Love me.” — Abby McDonald, Getting Over Garrett Delaney
Starting in 2001, more became known about Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. First described in Japanese medical journals, it was named after the similarities between the LEFT VENTRICLE in systole and the shape of a Japanese octopus trap. It is also called broken heart syndrome. It was first described in 5 Japanese male patients in 1990.
NOTE: Symptoms are often treated with drugs, however we feel the Comfort Cub is an additional, non-evasive form of treating this syndrome.
How the Comfort Cub helps heal those with a broken heart
“To date, the Comfort Cub Program has led to a decrease in manifestations and relief of distressing perinatal losses.”
According to the Institute for Palliative Medicine at the San Diego Hospice, it was found that the Comfort Cub has helped provide relief to those undergoing a great deal of stress as a result of loss or other forms of grief.