I just went back through and read some of the other comments. Wowzers!!! That went right off the rails.
The critical message I took away from this is: A person, (with or without a penis) can have a heart pumping malfunction due to stress hormones (troponin) which are suddenly released as a result of a stressful event. The mis-pumping or firing of the heart muscle causes it to beat irregularly which makes breathing compromised and then the heart can stop beating or go into arrest. Coronary arteries will look unblocked and fine. So, the blood must be tested for troponin to catch this cardiomyopathy. More common to happen in a person without a penis. :D
I'm a professional massage therapist in Canada. (This is a regulated health profession in the Province that I live in.) I have personally treated people who you'd never think would have heart health issues, but do. Often women don't present the same way men do when their heart muscle/organ becomes compromised. This can often be passed off as anxiety or issues with the thyroid or gall bladder. The end result is that people die. I beg people, "if you have unexplained chest pain or your chest feels tight, go to your hospital immediately".
For some its a life and death situation where it cant be ignored. Educating the population can save lives. Even in hospitals, we treat patients as real heart attacks till angiogram rule it out. Even strong anti-coagulants have its own side-effects and complications.
I just went back through and read some of the other comments. Wowzers!!! That went right off the rails.
The critical message I took away from this is: A person, (with or without a penis) can have a heart pumping malfunction due to stress hormones (troponin) which are suddenly released as a result of a stressful event. The mis-pumping or firing of the heart muscle causes it to beat irregularly which makes breathing compromised and then the heart can stop beating or go into arrest. Coronary arteries will look unblocked and fine. So, the blood must be tested for troponin to catch this cardiomyopathy. More common to happen in a person without a penis. :D
brilliant @rebeccaryan. youve said it much better, thank you ;)
I'm a professional massage therapist in Canada. (This is a regulated health profession in the Province that I live in.) I have personally treated people who you'd never think would have heart health issues, but do. Often women don't present the same way men do when their heart muscle/organ becomes compromised. This can often be passed off as anxiety or issues with the thyroid or gall bladder. The end result is that people die. I beg people, "if you have unexplained chest pain or your chest feels tight, go to your hospital immediately".
For some its a life and death situation where it cant be ignored. Educating the population can save lives. Even in hospitals, we treat patients as real heart attacks till angiogram rule it out. Even strong anti-coagulants have its own side-effects and complications.