After a death, how much can ‘broken heart’ hurt survivors?

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After a death, how much can ‘broken heart’ hurt survivors?


by Marilynn Marchione | AP April 24 at 7:39 PM

You hear it whenever someone gets sick or dies soon after losing a spouse: Was it because of a broken heart? Stress might not be to blame for former President George H.W. Bush’s hospitalization a day after his wife’s funeral, but it does the body no favors, and one partner’s health clearly affects the other’s.

A sudden shock can trigger a heart attack or something like it called broken heart syndrome . Some studies also have found that people are more likely to die soon after losing a longtime spouse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/after-a-death-how-much-can-broken-heart-hurt-survivors/2018/04/24/3aaf3074-47f4-11e8-8082-105a446d19b8_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5f140311e5d2