Question 1

are some people more prone to getting heart attack?

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Yes: Risk factors include male sex, high blood pressure, high bad cholesterol, low good cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, history of atherosclerotic vascular disease, family history of heart attacks.

Question 2

how to get disability after a heart attack?

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Talk to your doctor: Please talk to you cardiologist or primary care doctor, who will be better able to guide you in your particular case.  However, a heart attack may or may not qualify you for disability.  It will depend on the severity.

Question 3

what are the signs when you get a heart attack in men?

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Variable: Symptoms: chest and neck and left arm pain can all occur
elephant sitting on your chest
shortness of breath
fatigue
anxiety 
fear 
some are asymptomatic

signs: cold clammy low pulse rate, or fast irregular 
sudden death, .

Question 4

what are the signs when you get a heart attack in a woman in her 40's?

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Heart attack : Chest pain, chest pressure, arm pain, shoulder, epigastric or upper back pain. Also shortness of breath, or flu like symptoms. Or just not feeling well.

Question 5

could a 16 year old get heart attack?

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Heart attack: It would be highly unusual for a 16 year old to have a heart attack. It isn't impossible but is unlikely.

Question 6

could i get a heart attack at the age of 21?

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Unlikely: Unless you have history of heart disease, myocarditis, or drugs, heart attack at 21 is rare.

Question 7

could someone get a heart attack from anxiety?

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Heart attack : A surge in Adrenalin from a big acute stress would increase your pulse, and that would be a strain on your heart, so it is possible.

Question 8

can you get a stroke or heart attack from a yelling?

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Stroke: In young individuals, the presence of an aneurysm or diseases of blood vessels, maneuvers that increase the intracranial pressure such as screaming does have the potential to lead to rupture of blood vessels with the potential for stroke. However, in those who are healthy with normal blood vessels it is highly unlikely. The same principles apply to coronary arteries. Watch for other points of view

Question 9

could i get a heart attack from taking unisom to much?

Accepted Answer

Heart attack risk : No.  Unisom is an antihistamine sleep aid.   It should not be able to cause a heart attack.

Question 10

other than drugs, how can a teenager get a heart attack?

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Examples: Extreme exercise or fright/flight, energy drinks and cardiac anomolies that one can be born with.

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