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How heart attack can happen to someone on receiving a bad news? no previous heart condition but suffered heart attack at 45. what could be the cause?
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Can happen, c ur doc: Bad news may be a serious stress factor causing a sudden increase in adrenalin and other hormones that increase blood pressure and can cause a heart attack in a susceptible person with multiple risk factors, including family history of premature onset of coronary disease. There is a condition called "broken heart syndrome" that may occur in "normals", but is much more common in women than men.
Answered 3/21/2015
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