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I read before that people can literally be scared to death- the heart can stop. how common is this?
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Broken heart: Acute stress cardiomyopathy is a condition associated with severe fear or grief, causing the heart function to become temporarily weak. Clinically it can look a lot like a heart attack, and can even cause cardiac arrest, but if supported in a hospital typically patients make a good recovery.
Answered 8/24/2017
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