Happiness can be the reason for your broken heart, finds study

Happy events such as a birthday party or wedding can trigger a condition known as “broken heart syndrome” which may lead to cardiac arrest and death Geneva: It is typically triggered by episodes of severe emotional distress, such as grief, anger or fear, with patients developing chest pains and breathlessness. Happy events such as a birthday party or wedding can trigger a condition known as “broken heart syndrome” which may lead to cardiac arrest and death, a new study has claimed. As many as 95 per cent of the patients were women in both the “broken hearts” and “happy hearts” groups, and the average age of patients was 65 among the “broken hearts” and 71 among the “happy hearts”, confirming that the majority of TTS cases occur in post-menopausal women. Researchers found that “happy heart” patients were more likely to have hearts that had ballooned in the mid-ventricle than “broken heart” patients.