can u get a heartattack when ur 13?

Question

my sister thinks shes having one cause her arm hurts;left

Answer 1

Yes but in very rare cases.

HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS -
- Shortness of breath.
- Cough
- Lightheadness - dizziness - feeling Faint
- Fainting
- Nausea [feeling sick] or vomiting [being sick..]
- Swating, which may be profuse
- Feeling of "impending doom".
- Anxiety
- Intense pain in the chest, which may feel like 'an elephant sitting on the chest', or a tight band wrapped round the chest
- Pain which may travel down the neck & to the arms, sometimes to the abdominals.


If you suspect someone is having an heart attack, call 911 or 999.

Answer 2

ANYONE at ANY AGE can have a heart attack. However, a hurting arm does not in itself qualify as a heart attack.

ANY concerns with medical problems - she should really go and see a doctor. It may or may not be a heart attack but even if it isn't, it might be something else which is serious and early detection will be beneficial

Answer 3

If she has some kind of heart defect, yes, but more than likely it's just her arm hurting.
Check this out for more info if she really thinks it's a heart attack.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4595

Answer 4

She probably is not. But children can have disorders of the heart usually something they are born with.

Answer 5

Highly unlikely; she probably pulled a muscle.
Ask your mom or dad.

Answer 6

Could also be something else. See a doctor then you'll know what's wrong.

Answer 7

It is possible but unlikely.

Answer 8

It is possible but unlikely.