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What causes women to experience broken-heart syndrome?

Name: What causes women to experience broken-heart syndrome?
Uploaded: 2016-01-06T15:40:33-0500
Duration: 3 min 57 s
Description: Many elderly women have been hospitalized with what they believe is a heart attack, but it's actually what doctors call "broken-heart" syndrome. NYU Langone Medical Center cardiologist Dr. Harmony Reynolds discussed the condition with CBSN's Contessa Brewer.

Many elderly women have been hospitalized with what they believe is a heart attack, but it's actually what doctors call "broken-heart" syndrome. NYU Langone Medical Center cardiologist Dr. Harmony Reynolds discussed the condition with CBSN's Contessa Brewer.