Heartbreak can trigger a condition coined ‘broken heart syndrome,’ prompting a rise in searches of more than 5,000% during the past 30 days, according to recent Google search data.

Bairey Merz says cases of broken heart syndrome have risen up to 10 times faster among middle-aged and older women than among younger women and men over the last decade. The disease is most common ...

The husband of a Robb Elementary school victim has died from what family members are calling a “broken heart.” Here are the signs, symptoms and survival facts on broken heart syndrome.

Of the 135,463 cases of broken heart syndrome reported in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, 88.3% of cases were in older women “There’s no other disease condition where it’s so clear and ...

Joe Garcia, whose wife was killed in the Texas school shooting, died Thursday. Doctors said he showed signs of broken heart syndrome, which mimics a heart attack.

A study showed how the incidence of broken heart syndrome, otherwise known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, has risen from 2006 to 2017.

An image of takatsubo cardio myopathy, or broken heart syndrome. CBS Boston "It's a syndrome that occurs classically when a person has a heartache. As a result, the heart ...

Sometimes, heartbreak can be literal. A woman said her ex-boyfriend actually broke her heart when he cheated on her, leaving her hospitalized with a diagnosis of broken heart syndrome.

This so-called Broken Heart Syndrome—also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy—can often be confused for a heart attack. However, when you look closer, the condition is quite different.

Research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that broken heart syndrome was more common in women. But men had an 11.2% death rate from it, compared to 5.5% ...