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There Was An Attempt
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Was this a thing back in the day? You get a little terrified and just drop dead?
Terror induced heart attack, maybe?
I believe it is unconfirmed if it actually happened. Liston was not exactly popular among the other surgeons, so it's likely they made up the story to hurt his reputation. He was really good at what he did.