The sudden or dramatic weakening of the heart from emotional or physical stress tends to affect more women. A North Texas cardiologist explains what may lead to a higher mortality rate for men.

Happy Heart Syndrome, a rare condition, mirrors broken heart syndrome but is triggered by intense joy. Overwhelming happiness floods the body with adr ...

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.

A new study from the Journal of the American Heart Association found that men die from a condition known as “broken heart syndrome” at more than twice the rate that women do.

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.

Broken heart syndrome is especially hard on men, even though the study found that 83% of people who develop the disorder are women.

The term “broken heart syndrome” was coined in 1990, when a Japanese researcher noticed that stress can cause parts of the heart to temporarily enlarge and affect the ability of the organ to pump ...

Despite affecting women more, men are two times more likely to die from "broken heart syndrome", or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.

Source/Image licensed from Ingram Image Broken heart syndrome is more common in women, but men are more likely to die from it, a new study shows.

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 ...

Despite affecting women more, men are two times more likely to die from "broken heart syndrome", or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.