Broken heart syndrome sounds like something out of a romance novel. But it's a bona fide medical condition that feels like a ...

Though there's no scientific evidence directly linking heartbreak to death, a medical condition termed the "broken heart syndrome" might be the next closest thing. A new study actually found that men ...

Physicians diagnose broken heart syndrome by identifying specific markers: part of the heart muscle appears balloon-like, no blocked arteries are present as seen in traditional heart attacks ...

We're all aware of the psychological pain of a broken heart – countless books, songs, and movies have been written and made ...

To confirm that a person has broken heart syndrome, doctors look for a few tell-tale signs. In a typical patient, part of their heart muscle is enlarged like a balloon, but they do not have a ...

A study found that replacing sedentary behavior with low-impact movement like standing or walking can decrease heart attack ...

People with broken heart syndrome also typically had ... clotting medications in patients with a substantially weakened heart muscle or with an irregular heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation ...

He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in patients awaiting an organ ...