Chinese mum almost dies from heart attack when son couldn’t do maths problem

A mother in China had an uuthinkable reaction to her son’s math problem after becoming frustrated by explaining it “many times”.

A mum from China had a brush with death when her shock at her son’s inability to solve a maths problem led to her having a heart attack.

Wang, a 36-year-old from Hubei, was helping her primary-school-aged son with his homework when she became enraged at having to repeatedly explain the maths question to him.

Wang told reporters: “I explained it to him many times but he still couldn’t get it. I was so angry that I could explode. Suddenly, my heart was palpitating and I couldn’t breathe properly.”

A mother in China (not pictured) grew so frustrated with her son who couldn't grasp a math problem that she began having heart palpitations. Picture: istock

Wang called her husband, who rushed her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with myocardial infarction, or a heart attack.

Yang Xiaoxue, a doctor at Xinhua Hospital’s internal medicine department, said: “She caught it in time. If there had been any delay, she could have suffered from heart failure.”

The doctor said an unhealthy diet and stress are contributors to an increasing incidence of heart disease among younger patients.

Wang also told reporters that she helps her son with his homework every night.

She admitted she would often become frustrated when helping her son, but never expected it would lead to life-threatening complications.

This article originally appeared on the NZ Herald and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Chinese mum almost dies from heart attack when son couldn’t do maths problem