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Sudden emotional stress, fear,
ess, fear, anger, grief, shock could
cause sudden devastating heart failure, according to Sofer
Victims were people who were otherwise healthy, who ex.
perienced a sudden emotional jolt like the death of a loyed
one or a massive fright.
"Doctor, this is Special Agent Lipinski," Nancy said. I
read your paper in the New England Journal of Medicine.
None of the patients with your syndrome died. What makes
Mr. Robertson different?"
"That's an excellent question," Sofer replied. "I believe the
heart can be stunned into pump failure by a massive release
of catecholamines, stress hormones like adrenaline that are
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