Is it possible for a child or a teen to have a heart attack?

Heart attack child: It is possible, but is very very rare. Causes are different than for adults, ie. Not atherosclerosis.

Child heart attack: It is exceptionally rare for a child or teen to have a heart attack. Having said that, it is not impossible to have sudden cardiac death. Unlike a lack of blood flow, this problem is usually sue to a geneitc disorder known as ihss (idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis). It creates an obstruction to flow across the aortic valve. This is the kid who drops dead on the basketball court.