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I'm curious, when a person has a heart attack does their heart rate speed up a great deal?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Yes and no: Some persons have tachycardia, while others have bradycardia cardiac standstill, and ventricular fibrillation can happen. It depends on the part of the heart and the amount if heart being threatened.

Answered 4/8/2013

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