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Researchers identify brain’s role in broken heart syndrome

A new study uncovers potential mechanisms that may contribute to “broken heart syndrome,” or Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), a temporary heart condition that is brought on by stressful situations and emotions. The research, which was led by investigators at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), indicates that a heart-brain connection likely plays a major role.  For the… Read More »

‘There Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.’ Now There Is.

Sonia Sein, outside her Bronx home, had irreparable damage to her trachea. She received a new trachea in January and is believed to be the first patient in the world to undergo a successful direct transplant of a donor trachea.Credit…Sarah Blesener for The New York Times SectionsSkip to contentSkip to site index ‘There Was Nothing… Read More »