Broken Heart Syndrome Is Real, Scientists Claim

Can You Really Die From A Broken Heart?

Broken heart syndrome doesn’t just exist in fairy tales. According to a new study published the Journal of the American Heart Association, heart attack risk is much higher for people in the weeks following the passing of a loved one.

Medical News Today reports that bereavement negatively affects heart health to such an extent, that the day a loved one dies, the risk of a heart attack is 21 times higher.

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