The Mechanics of Stress and Heart Disease

I was watching The Diplomat on Netflix some days ago. In one scene, a politician (no spoilers here) was on the receiving end of some really bad news. In the next moment, he clutched his chest and fell to the ground as he was dying from a heart attack. It's a bit of a cliché, but it points to something interesting about the connection between stress and heart disease. Did you know that on average, someone in the US suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds? (Source) We all know that chronic...