Unfortunately, one way or another, everyone experiences a broken heart at some point in their life. If you’re lucky, then it’s a rare experience, but that doesn’t make heartbreak any less painful. The ...

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 ...

One of the worst things about heartbreak is that it can be so isolating. When you’re in the thick of it, it can feel like you’re the only one who’s ever experienced a broken heart and no one else can ...

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 ...

Wahaj Aman, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist with UTHealth Houston and Memorial Hermann Health System, as well as a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has been practicing since 2011 ...

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 ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and the world, and damage to the heart is hard to repair – often requiring surgery. But what if other treatments like gene therapy could offer ...

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 ...