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How does increased heart rate due to stress result in a heart attack?

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Increased rate: Your heart needs blood to function, if it's working harder, it needs more oxygen. If your heart blood vessels can't deliver the extra oxygen, areas of your heart become.

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Answered 7/4/2018

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