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What's the likely good of me having a heart attack at 17?

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Dr. Robert Fietsam answered

Specializes in Surgery - Thoracic

Very unlikely: There are some unusual heart problems that can cause heart attacks in young people, like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but quite uncommon.

Answered 5/8/2016

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