You can't die from having a broken heart, but there is a medical term called a "broken heart syndrome" that has many factors that has the potential to lead to dying. Such as depression, not eating... the kinds of things that can deterriorate you to death.
Unless you have broken heart syndrome, or Takasubo disease. It mimics a heart attack, but you will have a normal or inconsistent angiogram results. Heart muscle becomes weak for at least a few weeks, supportive treatment is needed and the recovery rate is high.
Broken heart by a gun shot, recovery rate is very low
Broken heart in terms of emotion, you need to solve the problems o hand and you will recover with time. Time heals everything although it does not prevent scarring
Well yeah some people become depress and malnourished. This can lower their immune system and they can get sick easier. I've heard of couple that their significant other dies, and they pass a few weeks later.
if you are talking about your heart sientifically and it's got issus then yes
but if you have just broken up with someone or something then no
I don't think you can die from a broken heart I mean just because you feel hurt inside or depress doesn't mean you atually have a broken heart.
Takasubo cardiomyopathy is really rare and those who suffer from it usually have had issues with stress from the start then something emotionally drastic occurs and voila.