can a 19 year old female have a heart attack?

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Yes.There are many reasons why.
* Congenital heart disease
*High blood pressure
*other health issues such as Diabetes,morbid obesity,aneroxia,bullimia
*drug abuse(all drugs,whether they are legal or illegal can be abused)
*A high fat,high calorie,high sodium,high cholesterol diet and very little exercise

Other Answers:
yes. if you do alot of cocaine, and or meth. and yes still if you dont.

Yes, anyone can get a heart attack at any time

Any human of any age is susceptible to a heart attack.

yes,anyone who has a bad heart can have a heart attack

Yes, although it is rare.

Certainly! Young athletes have fatal heart attacks quite often.

Yes, because of an inborn heart problem, wrong diet, etc..

Yes

Yes.
Source(s):
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/heart_attack/article_em.htm

Yeah u can have a heart attack at any age
the conditions u live in might cause it
or it just might be in your genes or whatever

Yes. It's veyr possible, I've even heard of 15 year olds having heart attacks. A premature heart attack can be brought on by a lot of things:
-High Clohestrol
-Streess
-Blood to thick (they have medicine for it though, blood thinner)
-Obesity
-Alergic reactions to medicines

Yes you can this twevle year old girl died from a heart attack but thats because she was over weight, but still you can if your family has a line of heart problems or you have a drug problem.

But still live long, eat fruits, stay healthy! Excercise helps too!!

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Yes it is definitely possible. Children and infants can also have "heart attacks" if the conditions are right, usually a congenital reason in children though. Fatal heart attacks are happening to a younger and younger population. During World War II autopsies were done on the soldiers and it was found that they were for the most part free of heart disease. More recently autopsies reveal that many young men in the same age group have advanced heart disease. This is believed to be the result of the poor diet we consume today for example too much McDonald nonsense not to mention a lack of exercise. Smoking and drugs are also contributing factors. Some studies believe that this generation is actually less healthy and will have a shorter lifespan than the baby boomers. Kind of sad I think considering the advances modern medicine has made.

Yes..any person who thinks they are having a heart attack should get medical attention quickly. The most likely cause of the symptoms would be a panic or anxiety attack.Those are dreadful and treatable. The heart should be ruled out first..not by a doctor saying 19 is too young and not checking to be sure. If that happens get checked somewhere else with a better doctor who does some tests to rule it out for sure.

Heart disease may be congenital or acquired. A girl with congenital disease could not be survived upto this age. The probable cause is rhumatic fever. If rhumatic fever is not properly treated, heart valves will be damaged. She will have symptoms of heart disease. Long term penicillin treatment is necessary to treat rhumatic fever. I have also seen young boys having congestive heart disease with swelling all over the body.
Source(s):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/g-i/764033.stm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003940.htm

of course they can , u can have a heart attack at any age altho i have to say it is rare in young ppl

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