11/11/2023 0 Comments High adrenaline disorder![]() While the majority of us are lucky enough not to have experienced an earthquake, we will all have felt an adrenaline rush during moments of great anger or excitement at some point in our lives. ![]() ![]() This is known as the ‘fight or flight’ response, where the body experiences a rapid increase in energy in extreme situations. When a sudden disaster such as an earthquake strikes, there are often reports of parents somehow rescuing their children by lifting heavy objects that, under normal circumstances, they wouldn’t have been able to budge. Have you heard of people showing almost superhuman powers to combat or flee a dangerous situation? Judy O’Sullivan talks to Professor Sian Harding about her BHF-funded research looking at the complex effects of adrenaline on the heart, particularly in a rare condition known as 'broken heart syndrome'. ![]()
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