New Delhi, July 19 -- Football fever is breaking hearts, literally. Buenos Aires doctors report a surge in cardiac emergencies.

Dr Alan Sigal has revealed shocking World Cup fallout. His team treated heart attacks and deadly aortic dissections. The culprit is Sheer emotional stress from matches themselves.

Matches stay calm, he explained, mostly. But afterwards, patients flood in and are overwhelmed completely.

Palpitations, chest pain and soaring blood pressure strike suddenly. Some even suffer dangerous arrhythmias after the match.

"It often happens that during the match things remain relatively calm, apart from the occasional emergency, which does happen. But once the match is over, many people come in overwhelmed by emotion, exper...