• Question: Does heart attack affect certain age groups?

    Asked by to Anita on 16 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Anita Thomas answered on 16 Jun 2014:

      Hello riderofrohan12,

      Age is one of the risk factors for heart attack, stroke and peripheral artery disease. (All of these diseases are caused by an artery blocking, causing the tissue (heart, brain or (usually) leg) downstream to be starved.). Basically, the older you are, the higher the possibility that you could have a heart attack.

      Hope that this answers your question,
      Anita.

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