"I have a space in my heart that never closes." Source: Larry Carlat A little more than four years ago, my oldest son Rob shot and killed himself. He was 28. He suffered from depression, bipolar ...

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 ...

What is broken heart syndrome, and what are the symptoms? The News On 6 weekend team provides a comprehensive look at updated news events, a detailed and up-to-the-minute weather forecast, and the ...

Most people think of heartbreak as an emotional blow. It’s sad, sure, but not something that could land you in the ER, and doctors have a name for it: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, better known as broken ...

Dying from a broken heart may sound dramatic—but it’s very much a real thing. If you’ve ever experienced a heartbreak so great that it causes your heart excruciating physical pain, you may actually be ...

Broken heart syndrome is also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome. Symptoms are similar to a heart attack and occur when a person experiences severe emotional or physical stress. When ...

Morgan feels she will never recover from the loss of her marriage. She says, “I can actually feel my heart breaking.” She comes to see me when she feels utterly hopeless and tells me, “I just don’t ...

After a traumatic event like a divorce or the death of a loved one, some people may experience chest pain and shortness of breath — the result of a condition known colloquially as “broken heart ...

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association reveals surprising gender differences in both incidence and mortality rates of takotsubo cardiomyopathy, commonly known as broken ...

Dawn Turner's son, Rob, died by suicide in August 2025 Tom Wren/SWNS A 57-year-old woman thought she was having a heart attack months after her son’s death by suicide She was ultimately diagnosed with ...