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Broken heart syndrome is a condition in which extreme stress can lead to heart muscle failure. The failure is severe, but often short-term. Most people who experience broken heart syndrome think they may be having a heart attack, a more common medical emergency caused by a blocked coronary (heart) artery.
When researchers compared the levels of stress hormones in broken heart syndrome patients to those who had an actual heart attack, they found stress hormones were two to three times higher in the broken heart group. This suggests that the surge of stress hormones may play a critical role in this condition.