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In reply to the discussion: Did Mother's Boy have a heart attack? [View all]Claire Oh Nette
(2,636 posts)Normal BPM for an adult is ~60-80.
If you have a heart attack at 24, you have lots of time to learn about your disease. If you have an extremely rare heart attack, so rare the CDC interviews you, you pay attention to what you missed in biology class.
I went to the ER with a BPM of 255 when I had the second MI. Took three inversions to reset to normal sinus rhythm. In January this year, my ICD went off in the parking lot of my cardiologist's office six times in seven minutes by mistake, but I was over 171. I listened intently to the testimony about Floyd's underlying heart problems--everyone over 35 has hypertension, and artery blockages in men his age are not uncommon. It wasn't the heart disease that caused Floyd's death. NOpe.
I still say if you are going to have heart disease, you should have it when you are young and healthy.