"Dying of a broken heart" is a common turn of phrase, but it's actually more than that. Stress can really break hearts, though in an unexpected way.

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 ...

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However, the mechanisms by which mental states might influence the immune or cardiovascular systems are still not well understood. Asya Rolls, a neuroscientist at the Technion – Israel Institute of ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Odds are your heart’s been broken before. But it’s more than a simple hurtful feeling. Broken heart syndrome is a condition where some of your heart muscle weakens rapidly. This ...

Men are more likely to die from "broken heart syndrome" than women are, according to a new study published. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, is brought on by physical or ...

One day this winter, Bill, 76, a retired engineer, hit a patch of ice while walking to the local grocery store, fell, and broke his hip. Three days later, he died. His wife, Margaret, 60, who had been ...

A 57-year-old woman thought she was having a heart attack months after her son’s death by suicide. She was ultimately diagnosed with Takotsubo syndrome, which is also known as 'broken heart syndrome.' ...

The end of a relationship can kick up an emotional whirlwind, leaving us grappling with intense feelings of pain, confusion and longing. Our minds can become consumed by a relentless search for ...

When my heart breaks, it feels like I'm drowning—it is pain so raw it seems endless. Yet this is no isolated incident; to be human is to love, and to love is to risk loss. We cannot separate life from ...