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 ...

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals surprising gender differences in both incidence and mortality rates of takotsubo cardiomyopathy, commonly known as broken ...

Broken heart syndrome sounds like a poetic way to describe grief, but it is also the everyday nickname for a real heart ...

Heartbreak is a universal experience that can leave anyone feeling lost. Millions globally are affected by takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, where the heart muscle alters shape and ...

Most people think of heartbreak as an emotional blow. It’s sad, sure, but not something that could land you in the ER, and doctors have a name for it: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, better known as broken ...

One of the key symptoms of major depressive disorder is anhedonia, or the inability to feel pleasure. Anhedonia is particularly difficult to treat with traditional pharmaco- or psychotherapies. One ...

Odds are your heart’s been broken before. However, it’s more than a feeling. Broken heart syndrome is a condition where some of your heart muscle weakens rapidly. This typically happens after sudden ...

Broken heart syndrome is more common in women, but men are more than twice as likely to die of it. Emotional or physical stress can trigger broken heart syndrome, and symptoms can mimic a heart attack ...