In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers have found that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy —more commonly known as broken heart syndrome—has a stubbornly high mortality rate. Drawing on ...

Although broken heart syndrome is most common in women, men die from it at more than twice the rate, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

One in six people with broken heart syndrome had cancer, according to an international study across nine countries, including the U.S.

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.

Men are twice as likely to die from 'broken heart syndrome,' or takotsubo cardiomyopathy than women, according to a new study published in the 'Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA)' on ...

A growing body of research is showing that the death or loss of a person close to you can not only feel like heartbreak—it can actually cause physical changes that can lead to serious heart ...

In fact, some people have such a severe broken heart that they experience "broken heart syndrome," or symptoms similar to what a heart attack feels like.

A broken heart doesn't just weigh heavy on your mind. It significantly impacts your body.

When a loved one passes on and your heart aches — there’s a name for that, and apparently, men are more likely to die from it.

I don’t really like the phrase, “a broken heart.” If our hearts were to break, we’d be dead -- something many would welcome as a relief from the soul-crushing pain they’re actually ...

Broken-heart quotes to help you heal Individual hearts break for a nearly infinite number of reasons, but the one constant is that everyone finds themselves heartbroken at some point in their ...

Cases of "broken heart syndrome" are on the rise in the United States, especially among middle-aged women, according to a new study.