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Can stress cause a cardiac arrest?

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Dr. Hesham Hassaballa answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Technically, yes. : There is a condition called "broken heart syndrome, " where severe stress can cause cardiac arrest. It is quite rare, but it has definitely been described.

Answered 6/8/2013

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Dr. Matthew Cooper answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Stress: It is possible depending on whether you have underlying medical problems or not. A more commonly recognized temporary decrease in function of the heart (takasubo's) has been related to stress.

Answered 7/29/2016

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