heart attack aged 52

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My former BIL who we are all still very close to has had a heart attack aged 52.

He is probably not the healthiest specimen, but FFS

Poor poor man.

I am starting to feel my age. I am also 52.

Just makes me feel less immortal I suppose

and he is still alive, but how can that 20 year old I remember so well have had a heart attack 32 years on

Very common for men to have heart attacks in their 50s. Many recover to live normal lives with the help of medication.

I'm sorry to hear that OP but glad he's alive. It's awful when someone we know from our younger years suddenly faces their mortality. I suppose it happens to everyone we know at some point. My friend lost her husband earlier in the year to a heart attack and he was only 32!.
They'd only been married 3 months. So very sad.
I hope your BIL gets good treatment and enjoys the rest of his life which I'm sure he will xx

Thank you both, just a bit of a shock I suppose and @fullbloom87 that is awful!

Soooo many people I went to school with have died. We all take for granted we will live until our 80s and die in our sleep (hopefully) but it's a massive reality check when people in their 40s and 50s start going. 1 in 2 gets Cancer now. It's very worrying, but all we can do is try and live life to the fullest and hope for the best!

Meant to say, I hope your BIL makes a full recovery! Maybe it will give him the kick up the bum he needs to get healthy 🥰

I hope your bil is well again soon. A good friend had just had major heart surgery (including stents) at 44. He's very fit and other than a few pints a week, very careful with his diet. Entirely genetic according to his cardiologist.

It's sad but if it's not caused by genetics he'll be able to do something about it.

I had a heart attack in March, at 35 years old! A freak 90% blockage in artery, likely linked back to having Covid badly a year earlier. Hope he makes a full recovery, 5 months on I'm virtually back to normal

My friend's DH had one two weeks ago. He's 49. It's been a shock

My dad had a heart attack at that age, more than 20 years ago. He's still here with us. It was one hell of a shock at the time, but it brought about some major lifestyle changes and that has probably kept him alive. A heart attack is definitely something to be learned from.

My DH had a heart attack at 49, causing sudden cardiac arrest. Luckily he was at a festival with a group of nurses, next to a defibrillator...7 stents later, he has made a full recovery. Nothing short of miraculous.

Good wishes to your b-I-l, OP.

Not to be eleven-o-refe but I am 55f and had a heart attack at age 51. It’s young, but according to my cardiologist not uncommon.

I hope he’s recovering well and taking advantage of all the rehab. It’s a scary thing to go through (when you look back!) but whilst extreme, forewarned is forearmed.

My BiL was really fit, still played football and rode his bike a lot. He had a massive heart attack at 41 and died. They tried to resuscitate him but failed. His Dad died at 56 of a heart attack. It was genetic.

My father had his first stroke in his 50s.

Sadly he didn’t take note of the pre or post warnings & has made no lifestyle changes so he’s had more & now strikes and suffers from vascular dementia. He’s convinced he’s just deaf.

He thinks he’ll have one last big stroke & die happy having had food and drink that ‘bring him joy’. Sadly being around family doesn’t give a strong enough desire to live happy instead.

Growing old can be really shitty sometimes.

They do say your 50s is sniper alley. If you can get through it, chances are you will live for at least another 20 years.

My grandad had 2 heart attacks in his 50s. He took early retirement and made a full recovery and lived until his 90s.