Stress and a broken heart sometimes may get too much blame, though, when people are grieving. Country music star Johnny Cash died four months after his wife, June Carter Cash, did in 2003.

A rejected lover’s broken heart may cause as much distress in a pain center of the brain as an actual physical injury, according to new research. California researchers have found a ...

Experts Explain The Science Behind Why Heartbreak Hurts So Much In rare cases, the feeling of a broken heart can be a medical condition known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome.

An image of takatsubo cardio myopathy, or broken heart syndrome. CBS Boston "It's a syndrome that occurs classically when a person has a heartache. As a result, the heart ... it'll hurt a lot." ...