Can Hearts Really Break?

The Science of Broken Hearts

You might have heard someone say that his or her heart broke after a breakup. Don't assume that person is just being overdramatic. Scientists and doctors say that heartbreak isn't just about emotions. It can cause a very painful physical reaction, too.

One to two percent of heart attacks are from something called “broken-heart syndrome”. This is what happened to Dorothy Lee when she was told that her husband of forty years had died. Her emotional pain caused a heart attack. In this case, it seemed that her heart really had broken.

啊！心真的會「碎」嗎？

心碎的科學

你可能聽過有人說他的心在分手後心碎了。別以為那人只是過度戲劇化。科學家和醫生們說心碎可不只是情緒問題。它也可能導致非常痛苦的生理反應。

百分之一至二的心臟病是源於一種所謂的「心碎症候群」。這正是當桃樂絲•李被告知她結婚四十年的丈夫過世時發生在她身上的事。她情緒的痛苦引發心臟病。在這個例子中，她的心似乎真的碎了。