You can die of a broken heart. Takotsubo syndrome is a physical reaction to emotional stress.

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Broken heart syndrome is a temporary heart condition brought on by stressful situations, such as the loss of a loved one.

Many people who have broken heart syndrome may have sudden chest pain or may think they're having a heart attack.

The condition was originally called takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Takotsubo is a type of pot used by Japanese fishermen to capture octopuses.

In X-ray images of a person who's experiencing broken heart syndrome, part of the heart resembles the pot.

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