It’s not just the stuff of sad songs and tragic novels—broken heart syndrome is a real medical condition, and it turns out that men are more vulnerable to its deadly embrace. Sure, you might envision ...

It begins like a heart attack. The chest tightens. Breathing becomes shallow. Fear creeps in. But when doctors examine the heart, they find no blocked arteries. Instead, the heart has changed ...

Not-so-good news for men in a new study of broken heart syndrome. It’s a sudden or dramatic weakening of the heart brought on by emotional or physical stress. No one’s quite sure why this happens, but ...

"Dying from a broken heart" is a phrase we all have heard to describe the emotional pain of heartbreak. The idea has been revisited in songs, film, and books throughout history, or we may have even ...

My grandparents were together for nearly 60 years. Theirs was a love that endured through the many trials of life. When my grandfather died, my aunts and uncles, all agreed — heads hung low and voices ...

Broken heart syndrome sounds like something out of a romance novel. But it’s a bona fide medical condition that feels like a full-blown heart attack—and research reveals it’s especially common in ...

Broken heart syndrome occurs when part of the heart muscle weakens suddenly, causing the base of the heart to squeeze abnormally while the rest balloons outward. Unlike a heart attack, which is caused ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Having a broken heart can mean more than an emotional wound. Broken heart syndrome is a condition where some of your heart muscle weakens rapidly and typically happens after ...

Dying from a broken heart may sound dramatic—but it’s very much a real thing. If you’ve ever experienced a heartbreak so great that it causes your heart excruciating physical pain, you may actually be ...

Feel free to cry over a pint of ice cream — but it’s not what’s going to mend your broken heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy — commonly known as broken heart syndrome — is a very real condition that is ...

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