Extreme emotional stress can cause a medical condition called broken heart syndrome. For decades, doctors thought it should mainly concern women — but that’s changing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Men with broken heart syndrome face higher mortality rates than women, study finds. Men produce more catecholamines, potentially causing severe syndrome cases, experts suggest.

During Father's Day weekend last year, Detroit Lions legend Barry Sanders suffered a heart attack. For Father's Day this year, Sanders is featured in a new documentary exploring what risks and ...

A donor heart saved Charlotte Woodward's life 13 years ago. Now Woodward, 35, is fighting for others with Down syndrome or other disabilities to have the same chance. Research has shown that ...

Broken heart syndrome in men vs. women Similar to differences between men’s and women’s cardiovascular health more generally, the discrepancies in TC death rates are not well understood ...

Research published in Heart, an international peer-reviewed journal, documents that adults who use cannabis are 29% more likely than nonusers to develop Acute Coronary Syndrome and 20% more likely ...

Broken heart syndrome in men vs. women Similar to differences between men’s and women’s cardiovascular health more generally, the discrepancies in TC death rates are not well understood ...

Another study analyzed the association between cannabis and acute coronary syndrome (reduced blood flow to the heart) in nearly 15,000 patients ranging from 18 to 54 years old.