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Men are more likely than women to die of ‘broken heart syndrome’: Study

  • A study analyzing health records of 199,890 adults in the United States diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy between 2016 and 2020 was conducted by investigators affiliated with the University of Arizona.
  • They studied this stress-related heart condition caused by surges of stress hormones triggered by emotional or physical events like death or divorce.
  • The condition, marked by temporary heart muscle enlargement and weakened pumping, leads to high rates of complications such as heart failure, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
  • The overall death rate remained high at 6.5%, with men dying more than twice as often as women , and older adults showed the highest incidence.
  • The study calls for prompt diagnosis, careful patient monitoring, and further research to reduce fatalities and develop new treatments for this serious syndrome.
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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
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