Can Youngsters Get Heart Attack?
It Was Rare for Anyone Younger Than 40 to Have a Heart Attack. Now 1 in 5 Heart Attack Patients Are Younger Than 40 Year's of Age. Here's Another Troubling...
It was rare for anyone younger than 40 to have a heart attack. Now 1 in 5 heart attack patients are younger than 40 years of age. Here's another troubling fact to highlight the problem: Having a heart attack in your 20s or early 30s is more common.
Why do youngsters get heart attacks?
Other causes of sudden cardiac death in young people include structural abnormalities of the heart, such as undetected heart disease that was present at birth (congenital) and heart muscle abnormalities. Other causes include inflammation of the heart muscle, which can be caused by viruses and other illnesses.
Can 22 year old have heart attack?
There are many reasons why a 22-year-old could have chest pain. And while it's quite rare, a heart attack can occur in a person in his twenties. You may remember the popular Russian Olympic pairs figure skater Sergei Grinkov, who died of a heart attack in 1995 at age 28 while practicing for a performance.