Feel free to cry over a pint of ice cream — but it’s not what’s going to mend your broken heart. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy — commonly known as broken heart syndrome — is a very real condition that is ...

NEWTON - While couples get ready to celebrate Valentine's Day, others are reminded love isn't always chocolate and roses, as medical research shows that heartbreak can actually change the structure of ...

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

You can actually die of a broken heart after the death of a loved one, especially if the grief is overwhelming, new research shows. In the study, coauthor Mette Kjærgaard Nielsen, a postdoctoral ...

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 technical term for “broken heart syndrome” is takotsubo ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...