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Why is it that roller coasters aggravate heart conditions?

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Roller coasters: Roller coasters have dynamic gravity pressures which produce hemodynamic stress on the heart. This will aggravate any condition of rhythm or muscle disturbance of the heart.

Answered 8/7/2017

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