Social media suspect Broken Heart Syndrome in the Queen – what is behind the disease?
Created: 09/12/2022, 17:00
The English Queen Elizabeth II died a few days ago at the age of 96.
Many see a connection with the death of her husband last year.
Queen Elizabeth II "died peacefully in Balmoral," Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.
The Queen's death ends a 70-year era and is causing great sadness in Britain.
But it did not come as a complete surprise: the Queen's health has gradually deteriorated over the past few months, she is said to have suffered from mobility problems since autumn last year and in October 2021 she spent a night in the hospital.
She had greatly reduced the number of her public appearances and was represented by her son Charles.
Many attribute her deteriorating health to the death of her husband, Prince Philip, who was "my strength and my support all these years," as Queen Elizabeth herself said.
On social media, some are saying the Queen died of a "broken heart": "We knew it was coming, even though we thought she would live to be 100 like her mother.
Maybe Broken Heart Syndrome,” says one user.
Another wrote: "A little over a year later.
Broken Heart Syndrome really exists."
Broken Heart Syndrome in the Queen?
The Australian general practitioner Dr.
Deb Cohen-Jones with the online portal
Femail
: “There is no rigorous science to this.
But it's definitely an observed phenomenon.
In some ways it's more about loss of will than health," she explains.
Theoretically, this could also apply to the Queen: "From a physiological point of view, the loss of Prince Philip would have caused her severe stress, which would have caused her cortisol levels to rise and her body would have had to deal with it."
The Queen would not be the first celebrity to be suspected of having broken heart syndrome.
The actress Debbie Reynolds, who died unexpectedly in 2016 just one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher, was also speculated about a broken heart.
In addition to the Broken Heart Syndrome, Queen Elizabeth II's dark blue hands, which were clearly visible in the last photo with her, also raised question marks.
Doctors say it could be a hematoma from an IV drip.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh stand in the Broadlands Gardens in England.
© dpa/Fiona Hanson
What is Broken Heart Syndrome?
When someone goes through a difficult breakup or loses a loved one, there is often talk of a broken heart.
In fact, this isn't just a metaphor, as Broken Heart Syndrome was first reported in Japan back in 1990.
The phenomenon is also known as stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo syndrome.
The disease causes symptoms similar to those of a heart attack - those affected suffer from heart pain and shortness of breath, blood pressure drops and nausea and vomiting are possible, as the
Apotheken Umschau
reported.
According to expert estimates, around two percent of all patients who are hospitalized with a suspected heart attack have broken heart syndrome.
Women are affected far more often than men, especially after menopause.
According to
aerztezeitung.de,
Göttingen heart researchers suspect genetic causes behind the phenomenon.
