When actress Debbie Reynolds died a day after her beloved daughter, Carrie Fisher, the world diagnosed itas heartbreak. But whats the evidence? Does emotional upheaval affect the heart? Can love, or chocolate,really heal our heart problems? And why do we know so much about heart attacks in men, when they aremore fatal in women? Heart and lung surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp takes us into the operating theatre, explainingwhat she sees in patients with heart complications and how a life-saving transplant works. Stamp fell in thelove with the heart as a child and continues to be fascinated by its workings and the whole-of-lifeexperiences that affect it. Rich with anecdotes, and insights for maintaining heart health, Can You Die of aBroken Heart? is a blockbuster from a uniquely positioned young specialist....
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