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How Old Do You Have To Be To Have A Heart Attack Or Is There An Age?

How old do you have to be to have a heart attack or is there an age?
Fri, 18 Dec 2009
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There is really no answer to that,but it might run in the family so you might have to watch your diet,and get exercise,i have to because thats what happened to my mother.(she was 37) and children have been know to get them but is very rare.
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How Old Do You Have To Be To Have A Heart Attack Or Is There An Age?

There is really no answer to that,but it might run in the family so you might have to watch your diet,and get exercise,i have to because thats what happened to my mother.(she was 37) and children have been know to get them but is very rare.