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Broken heart syndrome is real and may happen more often than thought

Broken heart syndrome is real and may happen more often than thought
WEBVTT THINK.TODD FISHER TELLS ABC NEWS THATJUST 30 MINUTES BEFORE HER FATALSTROKE HIS BROKEN HEARTED MOTHERDEBBIE REYNOLDS SAID SHE WANTEDTO JOIN HER DAUGHTER.>> LOSING A CHILD IT'S UNNATURALTO LEAVE THE EARTH BEFORE YOURCHILD, I THINK SHE SAID TO ME ACOUPLE OF TIMES, SHE IS NOTGOING TO GO TO CARRIE'S FUNERAL.NOW SHE GETS OUT TO HANG OUTWITH WITH CARRIE SHE DOESN'THAVE TO GO TO THE FUNERAL.REPORTER: TODD SAYS SHE ANDCARRIE WAS THE CORE OF DEBBIE'SLIFE.>> I THINK HER CHIN WERE HERPRIDE.REPORTER: DOCTORS SAY STRESSINDUCED BROKEN HEART SYNDROME ISREAL.>> BROKEN HEART SYNDROME ISREAL.REPORTER: WHEN SOMEONE FACESSUCH AN EMOTIONAL OR IN TENSEPHYSICAL STRESS IT CAN RECRATE ASURGE OF ADRENALINE IN THE BODYCAUSING THE CORONARY ARTERIES TOSPASM, TIGHTENING UP, MAKING ITFEEL LIKE A HEART ATTACK.>> IT'S NOT A VERY FORM OFCARDIOMYOPATHY AND IN FACT ONETO 2% OF PEOPLE THAT WE THINKHAVE HEART ATTACKS ACTUALLY HAVETHIS SYNDROME THAT IS REALLYPRESENT.MIKE C: THE DOCTOR DOESN'T KNOWWHAT CAUSED DEBBIE REYNOLDS'DEATH BUT TODD FISHER SAYS THETWO HOLLYWOOD ICON ADORED ONEANOTHER.FINALLY FINDING THE RIGHTANTIDOTE TO DEAL WITH THEIR MANYPUBLICIZED TROUBLES WITH LOVE.THE DOCTOR SAYS MANY PEOPLEACTUALLY SURVIVE BROKEN HEARTSYNDROME, IT'S ALSO EXPERIENCEDBY PEOPLE ALREADY SUFFERING FROMCHRONIC PROBLEMS WITH ANXIETYAND STRESS.
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Broken heart syndrome is real and may happen more often than thought
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