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How severe would your blood pressure need to be in order to get a heart attack?

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Heart attack: Heart attack can happen with low, normal or high blood pressure.

Dr Safford agreed

Answered 6/3/2013

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

It can happen: Blood pressure is an element and the very high can tear the aorta or the coronaries, but blockage by plaque and clot occurs with or without BP elevation.

Dr Stern agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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