India, May 17 -- When a relationship that you were attached to ends or a loved one dies, the emotional state feels so overwhelming that it often seems akin to your heart breaking as you try to cope with the sorrow. But turns out it's not all mental or figurative, rooted in poetic expression. It extends to physical health, too.

There's an actual heart condition called 'broken heart syndrome,' medically known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

A study published in the Journal of American Heart Health delved into this connection and revealed how even though women are more likely to be diagnosed with it, men, however, have a much higher risk of actually dying from it.

Let's take a closer look at this study and see how this condition is more fata...