'Broken Heart' Syndrome May Originate In The Brain (IMAGE)

European Society of Cardiology

'Broken Heart' Syndrome May Originate In The Brain

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Brain and heart may be connected in more ways than previously imagined. Here a Japanese octopus trap, from which Takotsubo syndrome derives its name because of the shape of the 'broken heart', is shown in the heart with the connections to the brain.

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Professor Christian Templin, University Hospital Zurich

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