• Can stress cause a heart attack?

I am a 20 year old male with a high stress job. Can stress cause a heart attack?

5 Answers

  • Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
  • Cleveland, oh

yes

  • Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
  • Lubbock, TX

Highly unlikely at this age

  • Cardiologist
  • Philadelphia, PA

Yes, potentially. But exercise, eating and sleeping well and taking care of yourself by getting your blood pressure under control as well as diabetes if you have it and not smoking or quitting are essential to preventing a heart attack.

  • Cardiologist
  • Ridley Park, PA

Yes

  • Cardiologist (Pediatric)
  • Charlotte, NC

Very unlikely in children, but possible in adults.

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