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Can someone have a cardiac arrest simply as a result of phobia. have plane phobia which manigests in restlessnes, racing heart fever. xanax (alprazolam) not help?

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Dr. Sheldon Brownstein answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

Arrest: Phobia does not cause cardiac arrest unless someone has congenital channelopathy or rare in Takasubo syndrome

Answered 3/20/2016

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