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Does Riding On Roller Coasters Cause Heart Attacks?

My wifes nephew has been tring to tell me he won t go on Roller Coasters because they cause Heart Attacks,and Cancer. I have been riding them for as long as I can remember (and I was born with a condition). If you don t have a heart condition is this true?
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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Thanks for asking to HCM.According to me,what you heard from your relative is not true .Persons who are elderly with comorbidities, with preexisting heart condition, or psychiatric illness may have chances of heart attacks .But Cancer is not an acute condition which can't happen suddenly because of Rollercoaster ride.hope this information helps you.
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Does Riding On Roller Coasters Cause Heart Attacks?

Thanks for asking to HCM.According to me,what you heard from your relative is not true .Persons who are elderly with comorbidities, with preexisting heart condition, or psychiatric illness may have chances of heart attacks .But Cancer is not an acute condition which can t happen suddenly because of Rollercoaster ride.hope this information helps you.