The way I see it the only way you could possible get a heart attack from SP is from the fear associated with it. I have a suggestion that worked very well for me to stay calm during SP. During the day or before bed (especially during meditation) go through SP in your mind, and make sure you think about yourself being completely calm and relaxed. Picture SP as a wonderfully calming experience, and imagine the intense sensations common to SP. Once again the most important part is to think of it as a positive experience, because then when it actually happens, you can just feel great and just let the SP happen. It may help to keep in mind that SP is a result of extreem relaxation, and that most of the bad experiences that people have with it aren't due to inherant properties of the SP, but because the person realizes they can't move and freak out, letting their mind create all kinds of terrifying things.
To answer your control question, quite a few people including me can testify to controling certain aspects of SP. For instance, before I really knew much about SP or practaced being calm in it I freaked out and saw a ghoulish figure that started attacking my neck. Luckily I realized that it was just a hallucination and was able to force it away from me in the same way as normal dream control. From my experience though, control over SP is more limited than dream control.
Trust me, if you honestly expect SP to be a great experience it probably will be.
Good luck.
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