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One mother went to the ER with shortness of breath and high blood pressure, fearing she might be having a heart attack, but her tests came back normal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

"At the same time, the biomarkers provide insights into the biological processes that distinguish Takotsubo syndrome from a classic heart attack," adds co-first author Victor Schweiger of University Hospital Zurich.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Police were also briefly intrigued by the fact that al-Hilli's wife's first husband – an American – died of a heart attack just hours before the killings in France.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

She said at least one victim she knows suffered a heart attack after losing her money and has to use a wheelchair.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Goldman’s rule won hands down in two directions: it was a whopping 70 percent better than the old method at recognizing the patients who weren’t actually having a heart attack.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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