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Does hiccups have anything to do w your heart? anything at all? is it a sign of heart attack or cloged arteries stuff like that at ages past 50,
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No: Usually hiccups are due to spasm of the phrenic nerve- the nerve the innervates the diagphragm. They are not sign of a heart attack or other vascular event.
Answered 10/15/2017
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Yes rare: Very rarely. Hiccups have multiple causes. Heart attack is the least common. But, inferior myocardial infarction can cause hiccups. If you have not had any chest pain or any other symptoms, non diabetic non smoker you need not worry. Otherwise talk to your doc.
Answered 10/15/2017
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