It’s a moment many parents never forget: their daughter’s wedding. The joy is immense, the emotions overwhelming. But can ...

Severe grief can trigger Takotsubo syndrome, a stress-induced heart failure that mimics a heart attack and may raise both ...

Patients with Takotsubo syndrome are most likely to die from a cardiovascular cause over the long term, with an overall mortality risk approaching that of patients who have had an acute MI, according ...

Takotsubo syndrome, a condition that's also been called "broken heart syndrome," can be triggered by both positive and negative life stressors, especially in men, a new study suggests. The findings ...

Takotsubo’s prime target? Postmenopausal women like Zoslocki. In fact, 80 to 90 percent of cases occur in women, and the average age is 69, per a recent study in the Journal of the American College of ...

It's often mistaken for a heart attack, but Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—previously known as Broken Heart syndrome—is a serious and sometimes fatal heart condition increasingly reported in intensive care ...

Men are less likely than women to experience Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as broken heart syndrome—but experience worse outcomes when they do, according to new European data. Because it has ...

Broken heart syndrome, also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM), is precipitated by some form of sudden acute stress in the body, either physical or emotional. Emotional stresses include tragic ...

Background A 71-year-old woman presented with severe chest pain after an episode of acute emotional distress. Her serum levels of cardiac enzymes were slightly elevated and electrocardiography ...

Jenny Hann doesn't have heart disease and has never had a heart attack. But her 'broken' heart has sent her to intensive care on several occasions — most recently on the day of her grandson's wedding.

Broken heart cardiomyopathy is also called Takotsubo syndrome because of the peculiar shape of the heart following its development. It is also called apical ballooning syndrome for the same reason. It ...