Can someone in their 20s have a heart attack, and if so, how common is it?

Question

"Yes.Rare."

I was hoping for something a little more informative.

Answer 1

Yes. A person in their 20s can have a heart attack although it is rare. Usually, if a person has a heart attack in their 20s, they have also had a long history of coronary disease. A child or young adult's body normally does not have the cholesterol levels, and coronary artery disease of someone in their 40s and 50s.

Answer 2

Heart Attack In 20s

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Answer 4

Heart attacks in the 20's are not very common, unless there's an underlying medical condition. However, stress can also trigger a heart attack, and given the increasingly fast-paced, stressful lives younger generations lead, a noticeable rise in heart attacks among 20-somethings would not be unexpected.

Answer 5

There are 11 major causes of unexpected cardiac death in the young. These conditions include thickening of the heart muscle and irregularities of the electrical impulses, which upset the rhythm of the heart.
Sudden Death Syndrome is an umbrella term used for the many different causes of heart attacks in young people which can sometimes cause a sudden death.
HCM suffers are born with an enlarged heart muscle that pumps blood inefficiently. The normal electrical signals which trigger a regular heartbeat are interfered with and can cause sudden death.
Sudden heart attacks are not as uncommon as one would think among younger people. Adolescence is the most vulnerable time, as HCM ( Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy)develops during periods of rapid growth.Sporty youngsters stress their heart the most. If they have an underlying cardiac abnormality they are more likely to be at risk. This is because the heart is the body’s engine and like the engine of a high performance car, it is more vulnerable if it has to work extra hard.

Answer 6

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Can someone in their 20s have a heart attack, and if so, how common is it?

Answer 7

One: 'Yes. No age is exempt from the heart attack.

Two: As to the heart attack incidence and prevalence rates, do access the U.S. Public Health Service or the Centers for Disease Control for starters that you can get these statistical rates in 'precise' terms.

Moreover can you obtain these from health insurance companies, and from medical schools and schools of public health, not to mention the associations on the heart -- the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association...and many others -- from even a city or county office of public health. Just be brave, bold, and enterprising.

Answer 8

Twenty five years ago I'd have talked to you about the congenital heart diseases that cause young people to have heart attacks. The last guy in his twenties I treated for a heart attack (Friday) wasn't one of those. Among diet, sedentary life-styles and the common use of sympathomimetic drugs (cocaine and amphetamines), the field's wide open, but the incidence is still quite small in men under 35 and in pre-menopausal women.

Answer 9

There was a two time gold medalist figure skater ( Sergei Gringov) who pretty much just dropped dead from a heart attack when he was only 27 years old. he never has any previous heart trouble... back problems yes, but he had great stamina and was a active athlete and it's just tragic when you hear about these things.

Answer 10

It depends. Obesity and stress can trigger an attack. To much exercise can also trigger an attack. Drugs can trigger an attack in early life stages. Their could also be heritary heart abnormalities that can lead to an attack.