2007-04-12 11:30:00 · 14 answers · asked by christaluvs*DX* 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
There is really no answer to that,but it might run in the family so you might have to watch your diet,and get exercise,i have to because thats what happened to my mother.(she was 37) and children have been know to get them but is very rare.
2007-04-12 11:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is NO age limit in having a heart attack! My daughter's ex-bf had a heart attack at 18, now mind you we think this was from taking too much Niacin to clean out his system of THC. However, the place i used to work at had a 10 year old little girl come in with a heart attack, she actually went on to have a transplant. She had no familial history, no birth defects, no warning at all. It just happened.
Hope this helps.
2007-04-12 18:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by Momma P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Heart attack can happen at any age. There are a lot of things that can lead to heart attacks I have a friend that had a stroke in her 20's. Check out the american heart association they are full of information and break it down. Strokes happen to women more than they do men and the sighns are different
2007-04-12 20:05:34 · answer #3 · answered by rebelchick038 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no deterrent age for a person to have a heart attack. It can happen any age and any time. If you are high risk of having a heart attack most likely you have to be very cautious and try to modify your lifestyle.
I had a patient who was 23 years old. He was very young but he died of a heart attack.
2007-04-12 19:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by lilcutie98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now a days i have heard that young people have heart attacks i guess it depends on the condition of the person so it can hit at any age.
2007-04-12 19:56:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm 39 and had a heart attack February 2007; however, I'm also diabetic which puts me at a higher risk. It depends on your life style, diet, smoking, excess weight, high blood pressure are factors that increase chances of an attack. Keep a check on your cholesterol and triglycerides and keep your blood pressure under control, eat right and you'll do your heart a favor.
2007-04-12 18:37:47 · answer #6 · answered by swomedicineman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A heart attack is when oxygen does not get to the heart muscle. As a youth you really have to have a genetic predisposition for a thing called hyperlipidemia. I have only seen one case the person was 16yrs old.
The other way oxygen might not get to the heart muscle is if there is a spasm. Like people who take crack/cocaine. The people I have seen with this are 20's to 30's
2007-04-12 20:56:57 · answer #7 · answered by toastyrachel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't a certain age. Anyone can get a heart attack if they have heart/health problems.
My dad suffered his first heart attack at the age of 35.
2007-04-12 18:33:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can have a heart attack.
2007-04-13 11:18:00 · answer #9 · answered by SUNNY D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok depending on your health anyone can have a heart attack...really obese children can have one..it has nothing to do with age...the risks just increases with age.
2007-04-12 18:34:14 · answer #10 · answered by noseyroseysillywillie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋