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Why Are Young Adults Having Heart Attacks?

Recent headlines have been filled with young adult heart attack victims, including the 18-year-old sister of a well-known pop singer and a 19-year-old former Miss Teen Universe, both of whom died from the unexpected event. Heart attacks, commonly associated with older men and women, are becoming more prevalent in young adults — specifically in young women — and researchers are trying to figure out why. Each year, around 790,000 Americans have a heart attack, which occurs...