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How often do 27 year olds have heart attacks or cardiac arrest and just up and die with no warning?!

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Dr. Carlo Hatem
Dr. Carlo Hatemanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 27 years experience
Very rare: In most cases, it's due to drug overdose.
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Dr. Pasala Ravichandran
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Extremely rare: But, if you are an active athlete it is better to have a simple check up and ECG to make sure you don't have any specific disease affecting your heart muscle. Lot of hospitals offer this check up.
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