Suffering from a broken heart
The end of a romance or the death of a loved one can trigger a heart attack or other cardiac problems, according to a new report. And women are up to nine times more likely to experience “broken heart syndrome”. A classic case would involve the death of a husband triggering a rush of adrenaline and other stress hormones that cause the heart’s pumping chamber to suddenly balloon and malfunction.
Dr Abhishek Deshmukh, a heart specialist at the University of Arkansas in the US, found records of 6,229 cases among 1,000 hospitals in 2007. Only 671 of these cases involved men.
What else?
Explain other causes of heart problems with classroom posters from foodafactoflife. Test students’ knowledge of the reproductive hormones with a quiz by Teach_Biology. Use HamiltonTrust’s fun lesson to introduce the heart and circulatory system.