You can actually die of a broken heart after the death of a loved one, especially if the grief is overwhelming, new research ...

People with the most intense, longest-lasting grief were significantly more likely to die within a decade of a loved one’s ...

Are you under any significant stress?' one of the cardiologists asked me during rounds the next morning. I stared at him ...

Breakups are undeniably tough, leaving us navigating a landscape of shifting emotions and often profound sadness. This isn't ...

Broken heart syndrome is also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome. Symptoms are similar to a heart attack and occur when a person experiences severe emotional or physical stress.

Mary Kay Abramson, 63, of Brookeville, Md., experienced an episode of broken heart syndrome after being furloughed from her job in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. (ABC News) ...

With Broken Heart Syndrome, the middle part of the heart and the top are not squeezing, but the bottom part seems to be spared. Imagine a boxing glove and what it looks like after all of the ...

Broken-heart syndrome was first identified in Japan about 25 years ago. According to a study in the American Journal of Cardiology, 6,230 cases were reported in the U.S. in 2012.