Torrington, CT
A 23-year-old female asked:
is it possible to have two heart attacks in one day? how is this possible? keep in mind the patient is type a diabetic and over weight. age 65-70
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Dr. Jerome Zacks answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Theoretically, yes.: However, it would mean that the first heart attack was not aggressively treated and assessed with a coronary angiogram. Two attacks could be due to reocclusion of the same artery or it could be due to occlusion of two different arteries.
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