I thought I had indigestion — but it was actually broken heart syndrome

When Michelle Canning first began to experience pain in her chest and arm, she thought it was due to indigestion.

But, already on the way to a routine doctors’ appointment, she told her GP, who decided to investigate further.

They conducted an electrocardiogram (ECG) – a test that monitors the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat. It was then that the…