When our heart breaks and we get that pain, what's that called? What's the science behind that?

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abhisar · Answer

Basically it's psychological. I found this http://goo.gl/RKDV34

whitemonsterbunny17 · Answer

This article may also help answer your question: http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/15607/1/Why-a-Broken-Heart-Literally-Hurts.html

miracrown · Answer

Hmm, well there is different kinds of breaks. There is "heart break" where one experiences so much emotional trauma from a loss of a loved one or relationship. 

There is also a myocardial infarct in which blood is not fed to the heart due to an athersclerotic plaque.

miracrown · Answer

I believe, most of what you read went over your head and you are going "huh? O.o what did she say?

I'm kidding :P

miracrown · Answer

What you are doing is engaging the sympathetic parasympatheitc system in which you perceive a tramuatic event.
in the sympatheitc side, epi/norepi is released and that causes a whole lot of changes in your body.
heart rate increases....hunger decreases...pupils are dilated.

etc.

abhisar · Answer

@miracrown myocardial infarction or commonly called Heart Attack