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Is red bull bad for me? i have a heart called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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Dr. James Chapman answered

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Yes: A heart with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is generally overly vigorous to start with, and over stimulation may actually cause outflow tract obstruction or arrhythmias.

Answered 1/22/2013

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