Broken Heart Syndrome – When Intense Emotions Lead to Heart Failure

Ester Kringeland
Ester Kringeland is a postdoctoral researcher and cardiologist at the Center for Research on Heart Disease in Women and the Department of Cardiology at Haukeland University Hospital, Helse Vest. Her research focuses on how blood pressure and other midlife lifestyle factors influence the risk of heart disease in women. Photo: Sinue Serra

Did you know that acute heart failure can be triggered by intense emotions or stress – and that it most often affects women?

On Monday, September 29, Kringeland will give a lecture on Broken Heart Syndrome. This condition, also known as Takotsubo Syndrome, was first described in 1990 and is characterized by sudden heart failure that is often mistaken for a heart attack – but requires a different treatment approach.

Join us for an engaging and insightful presentation on a condition that predominantly affects women.

The seminar is hosted by the Center for Research on Heart Disease in Women.

Everyone is welcome!