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.

TOI Lifestyle Desk / etimes.in / Jun 08, 2025, 07:20 IST Happy Heart Syndrome, a rare condition, mirrors broken heart syndrome but is triggered by intense joy.

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 ...

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.

“Don’t go breaking my heart.” 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.

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 ...

The study looked at a total of 199,890 patients with "broken heart syndrome" who were over the age of 18 from 2016 to 2020, according to what was published in the journal.

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% ...

A new study published in JAHA found that 11.2% of men die from "broken heart syndrome" compared to 5.5% of women The study also found that the condition is more prevalent in women Symptoms of ...

The research analyzed nearly 200,000 U.S. adults hospitalized with broken heart syndrome between 2016 and 2020. Despite women experiencing the condition more frequently, men showed significantly ...