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Heart Attacks And Activity

can a person who has had a heart attack participate in physical sports or roller coaster rides ?
Sun, 20 Dec 2009
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Some can and some cannot. You will have to ask the cardiologist that the patient is seeing to determine what they can and cannot do now and in the future. There are different kinds of heart attacks and different factors that will affect a person's ability to engage in physical activity.

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Heart Attacks And Activity

Some can and some cannot. You will have to ask the cardiologist that the patient is seeing to determine what they can and cannot do now and in the future. There are different kinds of heart attacks and different factors that will affect a person s ability to engage in physical activity.