Can You Really Die of a Broken Heart?

Bélinda Ibrahim, 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Broken Heart Science Takotsubo Cardiology

Losing a loved one, experiencing a breakup, or facing shocking news can make anyone feel, in moments of devastation, that their heart might literally burst. The saying “to die of a broken heart” once seemed little more than sentimental folklore. Yet modern medicine has shown otherwise. Emotional pain can, in rare cases, strike the heart with ...