Death rate of the Broken Heart syndrome in men higher than in women, the study finds older adults most susceptible

Men die twice as often from stress -induced heart failure, which is referred to as “broken heart syndrome” compared to women, a new study, although the illness is far more common in women.

The broken heart syndrome, known medically as Takotsubo -Kardiomyopathy, often triggered from intensive emotional or physical stress such as the death of a loved one, is a heart disease that imitates a heart attack.

It causes symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and in many cases irregular heartbeats. It can lead to serious complications or even death if it is not treated immediately.

The study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association analyzed the health records of almost 2,00,000 US -growing people from 2016 to 2020.

The researchers found that the total rate from the disease remained high at 6.5%, without signs of improvement over the period of five years. While 5.5% of women who were diagnosed with the disease died, the mortality rate in men was 11.2% in a significantly higher.

“Takotsubo -Kardiomyopathy is a serious illness with a significant risk of deaths and serious complications,” said the study author Dr. Mohammad Reza Movahed, an interventional cardiologist and professor at the Sarver Heart Center at the University of Arizona. He called the consistently high mortality rate “alarming” and asked more focused research to improve treatment.

The study showed that older adults, especially over 61, were most at risk, although even adults between 46 and 60 years 2.6 to 3.25 -times more often developed the disease than younger adults between 31 and 45.

White adults had the highest incidence of the disease at 0.16%, followed by indigenous people (0.13%) and black adults (0.07%).

Several complications were observed in patients: heart failure in 35.9%, atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) at 20.7%, cardiogenic shock in 6.6%, a stroke in 5.3%and cardiac arrest at 3.4%. Movahed emphasized that many of these serious complications could possibly be prevented by early treatment and surveillance.

The study also showed that socio -economic factors such as household income, hospital size and insurance status had an impact on the results, although the exact role you play requires more exploration.

While the exact reason for the higher mortality rate in men remains unclear, the researchers could suspect that hormonal differences or a higher physical stress rate in men contribute to this.

Dr. Movahed asked the doctors to draw attention to this state, especially in elderly patients with considerable stress, and called for the development of better treatment options to reduce fatal tribute.