An Arlington, Texas, father survived cardiac arrest and was diagnosed with broken heart syndrome, the article reports.

Doctors diagnosed him with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, the formal name for broken heart syndrome.

It weakens the left ventricle, the heart’s main pumping chamber.

It is often brought on by severe emotional or physical stress.

The rare condition can mimic a heart attack and trigger life-threatening complications without warning.

Quick action by emergency medical technicians and rapid hospital care helped him survive.

He is recovering under cardiologists who specialize in stress-induced cardiomyopathy.

Doctors set a rehab plan of gradual exertion, stress reduction, and follow-up heart checks.

Read the full article for more details on the Arlington father’s recovery.