Widow syndrome: death from a broken heart

Scientists have found that due to a broken heart really can die, and it's not a nice way. Many people can not stand the loss of loved ones and go from life to three years after the death of dear people.
British researchers from the University of St Andrews identified the mechanism of the so-called " widow syndrome ", Due to which one of the spouses dies very quickly after the death of the second. It was always assumed that the syndrome - the lot of older people, but scientists have come to an unexpected conclusion - broken heart   blows of life and those who are over 30, and 40.

It was found that about 40% of women and 26% of men die within three years after the death of his partner. Among the reasons for this withdrawal from life appear cancer, cardiovascular diseases, accidents and suicides. The real reason - broken heart . These studies are published in the journal Epidemiology.

Professor Paul Boyle, who led the study, said: "Our key conclusion is that it does not matter what caused the cause of death. It is the same" widow syndrome . "We have seen a fairly clear illustration of how the loss of a partner affects the life expectancy of a person. That is why people become lonely because of the death of its second half should receive special psychological support. They are at increased risk."

The researchers tracked the records of over 58,000 couples since 1991. Some of them " widow syndrome "I acted so quickly that they died within 10 days after the death of their loved ones. Someone he stretched for a few years.
Popular Soviet comedy actor Roman Tkachuk (pictured) so gently and tenderly loved his wife that when she died, he, too, died of a heart attack a few hours later. The couple were buried together.

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