Sudden and rapid death during psychological stress. Folklore or folk wisdom?

Ann Intern Med. 1971 May;74(5):771-82. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-74-5-771.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anger
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Child
  • Death, Sudden*
  • Emotions*
  • Fear
  • Female
  • Folklore
  • Grief
  • Happiness
  • Heart Arrest / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Self Concept
  • Stress, Physiological
  • Stress, Psychological*