Brain contains foundations of 'broken heart syndrome'

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 17 - The human brain contains the foundations of 'broken heart syndrome', new research by the policlinico university hospital in Foggia shows.
    The nuclear medicine team, whose work has been published in the Journal of the American college of cardiology-cardiovascular imagining, found that the syndrome has a scientific basis residing in various parts of the brain.
    The researchers said "our study offers new hope of treating the condition".
    Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or "Broken Heart Syndrome" is when the heart muscle becomes suddenly stunned or weakened. It mostly occurs following severe emotional or physical stress. The condition is temporary and most people recover within two months. (ANSA).