A woman supporting her husband in intensive care had her heart "broken", but doctors managed to save her.
A 72-year-old Muscovite began to lose consciousness at home, and he was admitted to the City Clinical Hospital named after him. Armishnetseva
At the hospital it became clear that blood clots blocked the blood flow in the pulmonary vessels. The doctors performed an emergency operation and dissolved the blood clots with a special medicine.
All this time the man was supported by his wife, with whom he had been together for 46 years.
At some point, she suddenly fell ill and developed "broken heart syndrome". This is also called takotsubo syndrome, which is Japanese for octopus pouch. With this pathology, the shape of the left ventricle is similar to it.
The woman fell ill due to severe stress: part of the heart muscle temporarily stopped contracting normally, and this led to heart failure.
The patient asked the doctors not to tell her husband about it so he wouldn't worry. He learned about what happened when he and his wife were moved to neighboring wards.
Now the couple is at home and preparing for their golden wedding.