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Can a broken heart really kill you? Science says yes - here’s why
Published on: Aug. 3, 2025, 1:29 p.m. | Source: Firstpost
A decade-long Danish study of 1,735 bereaved adults found that participants with 'persistent high grief' had an 88 per cent higher mortality risk than those with mild grief. Researchers linked intense, prolonged sorrow to greater reliance on antidepressants, cardiovascular strain and stress-induced conditions like Takotsubo cardiomyopathy