What causes heart attacks in healthy people?

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Asked for Male, 26 Years

Hello, I am a 26 year old man and my father is 50 years old. He has always been healthy and never had any bad habits but he had a heart attack last week but is completely safe now. I want to know what causes heart attacks in healthy people?

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Dr. Rajni Sharma Cardiologist 21 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Rajni Sharma

Cardiologist 21 yrs exp Delhi

Could have genetic predisposition, stress factor or even sometimes no cause could be found

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