what is the relationship between heart attacks and tall individuals?
480665
Sorry - height has not been demonstrated to be associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction (or heart attacks).  The Framingham Heart Study is the seminal study from where we get most of our current knowledge about risk factors for heart disease, and height was NOT a significant risk factor.  But some particularly tall individuals may have Marfan syndrome which is associated, as someone else mentioned, with ascending aortic aneurysms.  In Marfan patients, these aneurysms are at high risk of dissecting (which is what happened to John Ritter).  Dissections feel and present like heart attacks in many ways and are often mislabelled as "heart attacks".  Patients will typically complain of severe chest pain.  Dissection can lead to heart attack, tamponade, stroke, rupture, and death.  I think this is probably what you are talking about.
632399
Please see your doctor. People are having heart attacks younger and younger these days. I've lost a couple of good friends because they didn't take heart health seriously. Mainly because they were hardly 30 years old. And heart attacks don't just happen to fat people. I'm not saying this to freak you out. It's so simple to go to the doctor and ask questions. You can prevent so much
759116
heart attack during sleep\nsupposedly
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Heart disease\nHigh blood pressure
1110966
1. Heart rate between 60-100 Beats Per Minute \n2. Blood sugar levels between 60 and 100\n3.Weight that is proportianate to their height\n4.Their stomach area is toned and in shape(if not, that is an indicator for those big and small that they are at risk for certain kinds of diseases related to the heart)\n5.They are physically active most of the time, whether it's at the gym, or just outside walking or jogging with friends, these people are no couch potatoes! \nHope that helps, I'll pray that you get an A!
1023848
people are fatter and living longer which means more heart problems, so probably a pretty good outlook
854276
Yes and No under the right circumstances.\n\nif the taller guy is buffer or more athletic than the short guy than yes ofcourse.\n\nbut if the tall guy is a skinny wimpy twig and the short guy is all buff and athletic than no.\n\ni dont think there is any statistics about this. but because the odds are completely random. than there is no answer for this question. you got the same chance as running into a strong short person as a strong tall person.
79170
Yes,The first heart attack killed several people.Smokers,seniors,and males are more prone to die after a first heart attack.
938365
because the occurence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure is twice as high during winter.cold causes spasm of arteries causing heart attacks. cold winter mornings increases the blood pressure and putting the extra load on the heart. early morning cold makes the body tenperature fall below normal for heart patients and the body cannot produce enough energy to keep the internal body temperature warm enough which may result in heart failure.
572315
I think many people do feel that their heart is an indicator of emotions like joy, fear, love, anticipation, gloom, etc. And certainly medicine has found a correlation between long-term stress and heart condition. How the heart detects these conditions, what form its responses take (rate, volume, pressure?), and how we perceive those responses sound like interesting fields of inquiry which some biologists are investigating. See the refs.
698246
Usually it is the inverse relationship.  When people's BP drops their HR has to increase to compensate for the decrease in blood flow.
169659
I answered a question quite similar to this for someone else just a few days ago ... here is what I wrote ....\n\n\nObesity leads to diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, disk disease, heart disease, varicose veins, gall bladder problems, pancreatitis. It contributes to joint problems such as bad hips and knees. People who are obese lose muscle tone because they don't move much. Breathing problems are common, shortness of breath, as well as sleep apnea, which can be very serious, sometimes fatal. Obesity can lead to depression or a persistent sense of sadness and unhappiness. There is also research to suggest obesity increases risk of certain kinds of cancer.\n\nI don't think it actually affects intelligence or height, though disk disease can eventually make you shorter. However, obese people may be viewed by society as being less intelligent because people sometimes react that way to someone who is different.\n\nIf the person lost the weight his body could get back to normal in most ways. Certainly health would be much improved. However losing a lot of weight can lead ot lots of loose or excess skin in different areas of the body. \n\nI hope this helps.  Take care.
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Here is a chart that shows healthy weights for heights:\n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/zm2277.asp\n\nDon't worry about society so much, worry about your health.  It's much more important.
378103
Of course there is, one of the major ones that you might want to consider is, heart failure. Human bodies are not capable of taking the same amount as such a big animal.
919892
No there is no evidence.One thing the heart size is equal to the fist of the human possessing it.So the larger the body the heart size is little larger.May be in some hilly areas people are small and proportionately their heart size is also small
1093505
I believe the world is built for average height people, not tall people and certainly not short people. Tall people have many inconveniences when it comes to the world like doors that are too short and cars that are too small.
98363
The short answer is yes, it could.  I live at 6000 feet and people who visit my city often have to take time to get used to the height.  Anyone with a chronic resp or heart disease can very easily have a difficult time, some need oxygen support.