I had a very bad chest pain 3 times which comes for 5-6 min and then goes away , at the same time I had back pain and cannot move for 1-2 min. I also have shortness of breath and nausea. my doctor told me you are ok, but if this happend again go to an emergency. what should I do?
Q: what is the avarage age for heart attack?I am 24 female none smoker experiencing the symptoms
Answers (3)
6/20/09 6:22pm
Hi Dora,
I recommend consulting your doctor to detemine steps you can take to prevent the symptoms.
The average age for a first attack is 66 for men and 70 for women, but individuals in there 20's and 30's do have heart attacks, too.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
Be Heart Healthy and Lose Weight
7/12/09 10:19pm
yes i most certainly would, as you are so young, unless you are incredibly out of shape and overweight, this would be a large concern. I suffered my first stroke at 45, and was shocked to know that i had suffered one. In addition, it has allowed me to be very cognicent of my life and lifestyle since. I am active, in shape eat well, and still worry about this. I realize there is not alot i can do to prevent it, but what i can do, i will.
10/15/09 2:26pm
helo dora,
I am 26yr old, i neither smoke or drink alcohol but i have been diagnosed that i had a heart attack very recently. I had severe discomfort in chest & severe left arm pain. All my routine tests were normal which includes Echocardiogram & EKG. But by blood tests for troponin had been positive-by which i have been diagnosed i had heartattack. It is idiopathic. I had an angiogram which showed vasospasm of coronary artery (infact generalised vasospasm). I am now on life time medication inorder to prevent any massive heartattacks. I do not want to scare you,but you should see the doctor immediately when you have a chest pain (call 911 next time).
with regards,
your wellwisher.
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