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Heart Attacks and PTSD: A Vicious Cycle

Gary Dorman of Hillsdale, N.Y., thought he had a bad case of holiday indigestion one morning after Christmas more than a decade ago. When sweat started pouring off of him during his morning routine, he realized, "I'm having a heart attack" -- and proceeded to collapse. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed and treated him for a major heart attack. Dorman survived this initial episode, as well as three subsequent surgeries to place stents and implant a defibrillator...Full Story
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