A 48-year-old member asked:

Can a heart attack to occur resulting from a cause other than plaque build up in the heart arteries (e.g., muscular compression of arteries)?

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Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered

surgery 58 years experience

Yes: Unusual congenital anomalies of origin r muscle bands aortic dissection involving coronaries embolism cocaine other hypoxia.

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Dr. Mario Matos-Cruzanswered

Thoracic Surgery 41 years experience

Yes: Coronary bridging and coronary spasm are well documented ethiologies for some myocardial infarcts.

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