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Could cipro (ciprofloxacin) have caused my mom to have a massive heart attack?
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No: Unless she suffered an anaphyllactic reaction, the underlying reason for which Cipro (ciprofloxacin) was given could be a triggering factor. Heart attacks are caused by acute coronary artery occlusions secondary to plaque rupture and subsequent thrombosis. Blood can not reach a part of the heart and the part starts dying. If there was a life threatening infection, like pneumonia, in the presenceofcoronarydisease.
Answered 8/21/2016
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