Once upon a time a girl met a boy and fell in love. They lived happily together until one day the boy fell ill. Ravaged by sickness, he passed away. Two days later, the grieving girl died too. Sound like a tragic fairytale? Well, not completely. Turns out a broken heart can cause you harm.
Broken heart syndrome, also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo syndrome (TS) was first described in Japan in 1990. Takotsubo takes its name from a Japanese octopus trapping pot which resembles the shape of the distressed left heart ventricle seen