Broken Heart Syndrome - 05.21.25

Have you heard of “Broken Heart Syndrome?” The American Heart Association confirmed that it is a real thing and that men are more than twice as likely to die from “broken heart syndrome” than women. It’s a condition that mimics a heart attack and is triggered by deep emotional and/or physical stress

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right. So, have you guys heard of broken heart
syndrome the American Heart Association anybody, No, you guys haven't
heard broken heart syndrome? Yes, called broken heart syndrome the
American Heart broke syndrome. I heard of the song Brokey
all right. The American Heart Association confirmed that it is

(00:22):
a real thing and that men men are more than
twice as likely to die from broken heart syndrome than women.
It's a condition that mimics a heart attack and is
triggered by deep emotional and or physical stress. According to
the experts, broken heart syndrome is more common in women,
but when men do experience it, their chances of survival

(00:46):
drop significantly. The American Heart Association's research analyzed hospital data
from two one hundred thousand adults in the US between
twenty sixteen and twenty twenty and found a significantly higher
rate of death among men. As research continues, one thing
is clear. Heartbreak is serious and for many men it

(01:06):
can be deadly. Who knew this, I've never heard of
this before.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
My father died from that.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
From broken heart syndrome.

Speaker 2 (01:16):
Yeah, because there was nothing wrong with my father, and
the doctor was saying he constantly just talks about missing
your mother. My father said. One time, he said, well,
I guess I'll just go on and see your mama.
It ain't nothing down here without her. He said that
all the time I watched my father die from broken

(01:37):
hard man.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
That's real.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
That is really real. Sixty four years and he just said.
And I used to take my little boy winting over
there all the time just to cheer him up. He didn't.
He'll say, well, I guess I'll hang around in Here'll
see what little bullet gonna be.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
He's called bullet bullet.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
I see what little bullet gonna be. And then I
need I said, Pap, how you doing? Oh boy, I
will go and see you. Mama. Just ain't nothing down here.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
Wow.

Speaker 2 (02:09):
I saw it firsthand.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
Broken heart syndrome. It's the real thing, according to the
American Heart Association. Wow. I remember my aunt saying that
when my uncle passed away, she said, he died of
a broken heart. But you know what we had. I
have heard that women are stronger mentally, and women and
men are stronger physically. So things that you know hurt

(02:37):
men don't hurt us us as much.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
I have heard there any stats on the N S
S syndrome. Any stats on that?

Speaker 1 (02:46):
We're talking about broken heart syndrome.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
No, No, I'm talking about no sex syndrome. Is there
any stats on that? Because you're about to die, because
I'm about to I'm about to go, really need to
know what's the stats on that?

Speaker 1 (03:03):
It is it's tiens, blood pressure one fifty over one eighty.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
What is it?

Speaker 1 (03:06):
What's the status?

Speaker 2 (03:08):
I'm guaranteeing you right now, I'm there going out my way.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
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