Aspiring to be a higher class than one is. Derived from bourgeois - meaning middle/upper class, traditionally despised by communists. When my friend Miya wears a blazer or Lucy gets a massage I call them bougie cause we're unemployed college students. by indi June 23, 2004.
But since the nerve pathways of the spine and the brain are involved in the syndrome, the heart can be involved in addition to the stress of the RSD/CRPS and the losses it entails and the pain and depression that are part of it.
Proof that stress really does cause heart attacks: Adrenaline can increase white blood cell production which can cause ruptures. 1  Extra white blood cells can cause inflammation in people whose arteries are already thickened with plaque.  These inflammations can lead to ruptures which can cause heart attack in minutes.