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Can panic attack cause cardiac arrest?
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
56 years experience in Family Medicine
NOT REALLY: No but has it has been described by many of my patients it may feel like to some at some times when they feel heart pacing, chest pain and difficulty to breathe
but it does not cause cardiac arrest.
Answered on Oct 3, 2016
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