Can an electrical storm set off a heart attack?!


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Affirmative. Puzzling, though, why you asked this question? Do you have a weak heart, or anybody that you care for, who could succumb? Shift such person, to an area where exceptionally intense electrical storms do not occur, very frequently. If you can locate a place where intense electrical storms do not occur at all, then, that place would be the best.

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yes, it literally scares the s**t out of you
The sound of thunder sometimes can scare the mind which controls the heart. I think so but only to those who have heart disease or the elderly. My heart pound much faster after hearing the storm come.
It depends on how closely the lightning bolt misses you.
Yes, if the lightning strikes close enough, though not a direct strike, the "field effect" can induce an arrythmic event if it happens at a precise microsecond in which the electrical activity of the heart is at risk. In such cases, a defibrillator should work nicely to restore normal sinus rhythm.

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