Tips for Broken Heart Syndrome. ... Get out of bed. Take a shower. Go for a walk. Feel the sun on your face. If you feel fragile, limit your exposure to emotionally driven events.

Walking slower, but farther is Dr. Redler’s preference because it keeps you in zone 2 cardio (a level of heart rate training categorized as 60 to 70 percent of your heart rate max).

Broken heart syndrome in men vs. women. Similar to differences between men’s and women’s cardiovascular health more generally, the discrepancies in TC death rates are not well understood ...