Telemetry means heart, I think

Samuel works on the telemetry floor in a hospital, which is the heart floor. He came home the other day and told me that they admitted someone who has "broken-heart syndrome". This is a true medical disorder. A person with no previous heart problems can experience sudden heart issues (palipatations, murmers, failure) after the loss of a loved one (be it death, divorce or break up). I stood gaping for minutes upon hearing this. In all the old books, they always say, mysteriously "...and then she died of a broken heart". And now we've learned that they could have!