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Does getting scared cause coronary spasm?
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Yes it can in some: If you are prone to coronary artery spasm, then emotional stress may bring it on.
Answered 1/19/2015
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Generally not: If it did, everyone who has ever seen a horror movie would be dead or have suffered a heart attack.
Answered 11/15/2012
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