The risk of death or complications from broken heart syndrome was high from 2016 to 2020

The risk of death or complications from the stress-related heart condition associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one -- called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome -- was high and unchanged from 2016 to 2020, according to data from a national study that included nearly 200,000 U.S. adults.

The risk of death or complications from the stress-related heart condition associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one -- called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome -- was high and unchanged from 2016 to 2020, according to data from a national study that included nearly 200,000 U.S. adults.

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