Losing a loved one can feel like a literal crushing weight in your chest.

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 ...

Experts say broken heart syndrome accounts for about two per cent of patients presenting with symptoms similar to a heart attack.

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 ...

Where do broken hearts go? Songs sang by Whitney Houston and One Direction didn't really provide the answer, but a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association may provide one ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's no way around it: breakups are heard. It's completely normal to feel sad and alone, even if you broke things off yourself.

“It breaks my heart.” I imagine many of us have said this before. It’s a confession, one I might even call holy. It is a way of expressing sympathy or sorrow for something we’ve seen or experienced.

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. The technical term for “broken heart syndrome” is takotsubo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A broken heart from an unwanted breakup can affect everything from your sleeping habits to your mood. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty ...

Losing a loved one is never easy. Following that, is the sense of grief, detachment and even suicidal thoughts. But what if we tell you, a broken heart can literally kill someone! Takotsubo ...