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A broken heart is a
condition. The medical
for it is takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It is caused by severe emotional or physical
. This stress can come from losing a
one or breaking up with a romantic
. Doctors think they have a
for it. Researchers at Aberdeen University in Scotland conducted a 12-week
on 76 people with broken heart syndrome. The patients had a weekly counselling session. They also took part in an
programme, which included aerobics, cycling and swimming. The British Heart Foundation said it was
by how much the counselling "improved heart function and patients'
".