What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted?

Juliet Sullivan

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A practical, sometimes humorous, sometimes devastating, guide to the little-known but increasingly prevalent health problem, broken-heart syndrome, also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy. This is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes suddenly and severely weakened as a result of great emotional and/or physical stress, causing the heart’s left ventricle (main pumping chamber) to become significantly enlarged, resembling a Japanese octopus trap (a tako-tsubo). Correctly diagnosed and treated, the condition is fully reversible. Based around her own experience of this syndrome following her mother’s suicide, the Author explains the risks, the signs to look out for, the Dos and Don’ts and the best ways to promote recovery. She includes a selection of other patients’ stories that show the diversity of traumas that can lead to the syndrome, as well as input from a range of health professionals who share the difficulties of identifying and treating the condition.

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Contents

Is this a heart attack? The context of trauma and stress; A perfect storm – the multiple stress factors that came together to put the author into this syndrome and what all readers can learn from that; Surviving a hospital stay; FAQs about broken heart syndrome; How to reduce stress (not so easy!); Heart rehabilitation including lifestyle and heart-healthy recipes; Case histories – the experiences of other BHS patients; Resources

 

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About the Author

Juliet Sullivan is a recent and initially reluctant ‘expert’ on broken-heart syndrome having suffered a collapse following the death of her mother and its very stressful aftermath. In the past she has been a journalist, having written for, among others, the Mail, She Magazine and her local newspaper and for three years a regular column in the Canadian newspaper The Province entitled Diary of an Immigrant. She balances this with being a real estate agent, Christmas tree seller and wife and mother, living partly in England and partly in Canada. Her other books include her successful The Gallstone-Friendly Diet (also with Hammersmith Health Books), a more general cookery book – The Best of British Cookery – plus All Shook Up, the account of Suzie Derrett’s natural battle with cancer, and a children’s book about her Instagram-famous cat Benny.

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