the truth is that if we leave behind all romanticism, the heart is not much more than a glorified pump
Lol. This got me. It actually made me read until the end. Nice use of words.
waiting and seeing if the patient dies or survives is not a very practical idea
Yes, not a practical idea. Given that we don't have to trade lives for the essence of research. But now, I also do not think there's another way this can be properly researched. Although I'm quite aware this syndrome can be triggered by winning or losing a lot of money, divorce, physical stressor, arguments, even COVID-19, do you know if there's any way the severity of the syndrome can be ascertained?
Hello @pearlumie, thanks for your comment! Indeed there are some ways to know the severity of this affliction: studies similar to the ones performed during a heart attack.
An electrocardiogram to help study if the electrical current passing through the cardiac muscle is is any way being altered, which would be a good indicator of severity, an angiography to visualize the flow of blood through the heart's coronary arteries and see if it is diminished (which is often what causes the pain patients experience), and blood tests looking for cardiac enzimes that only appear when part of the cardiac muscle begins to die; I they are present, it means that the condition is serious and may cause lasting sequels.