Broken heart syndrome: 'My Dad had died and my youngest had gone to university so I suppose they were two very monumental life events for me'
In Scotland, the first registry of takotsubo patients is being developed.
"It could be somebody who copes very well and then they have a moment when signals don't connect in the brain like they normally do. "This is very much false, in fact in Northern Ireland twice as many women die from coronary heart disease than breast cancer," he said.The Department of Health was unable to provide statistics on the number of people in Northern Ireland who have had broken heart syndrome.
"The Department already ensures that, in the development of health promotion strategies and plans, we include relevant actions targeting women, or men, where there is a difference in behaviours or outcomes," the department said in a statement.