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St stents. these are inert metal coils that are deployed at high atmospheric pressures and essentially pushes the cholesterol plaque against the wall and recreates a pretty good lumen to restore blood flow to the heart. >> sanjay, can you talk a little bit about the concerns here of there being some sort of blockage, if maybe there would have been any symptoms that he could have experienced, although we are hearing that this was discovered during a routine physical. >> absolutely. and i had heard the same thing, but the concern is that if there's a blockage in one of the blood vessels, you may...

Joining me now, cardiologist from university hospitals case medical center. good to see you. >> good morning. >> what is this? is the stress just too much for die-hard fans? it's a weird use of the word die-hard, i apologize for that. >> the adrenalin rush that comes from the ups and downs might be too much for patients' hearts. the adrenalin, the acute rush can cause a break in the cholesterol plaque resulting in acute coronary syndromes which result in heart attack. it may be that phenomenon is at play when your team is losing in the super bowl. >> i'm assuming this is applicable mostly to p...

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