Can you have a heart attack when you eat salt if you have high blood pressure?

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Too much salt can make high blood pressure even higher, which can cause a heart attack if you're not careful. Cut down on sodium intake with high blood pressure.

Answered - 54 days ago at 2:43am on Apr 04 2012

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Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the vessels. Blood pressure is determined by the heart’s output and resistance to blood flow in the vessels. If either of these factors changes and there are no compensating changes, blood pressure will change.Blood pressure is a good measure of the health of a person's heart and blood vessels. Higher than normal blood pressure is called hypertension.

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Heart attacks are scary things, and can happen to just about anyone, any time. They are the result of a stoppage of blood flow to the heart causing blood cells to die. This usually happens because an artery has been blocked by plaque made up of lipids and white blood cells. If heart attacks are left untreated they can result in severe damage to the heart or death.

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