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- XISUPERMANIX, on 08/28/2008, -1/+55I had one at 19 which was a year ago. No drugs, I am not fat and I was in pretty good shape (or so I thought). Just a family history of heart disease and high blood pressure. Right now my heart is 10% damaged. I too had the various tests ran which made me feel very light headed from all the medication they were giving and blood they were taking. I also had an angioplasty done on my leg and I was awake during it because the drugs they gave me didn't work, it wasn't a bad experience. They injected some sort of dye to see the arteries and although it only lasted a couple seconds there was a overwhelming warmth that went through my body, it's was pretty good. After that I was really hungry (hadn't eaten in 4 days) so I ate about two hours after the prodecure. When the doctor came back in I had hemorraged, so after they fixed that issue I had to sit there, head down staring at the ceiling for 8 hours. I was fighting to stay awake because I knew if I went to sleep I would toss and turn. For those people that have a family history of high blood pressure and heart disease you should walk/jog often and don't be afraid to go to the doctor. No matter what your age it can happen to anyone.
- Ooddiey, on 08/28/2008, -8/+52Chuck Norris will never have a heart attack. His heart isn't nearly foolish enough to attack him.
- cardyology, on 08/28/2008, -2/+22im only 26 but my heart does funny things all the time. Palpitations & what not. THink I'll go the doctors.
- oli35, on 08/28/2008, -4/+21Chuck Norris doesn't have heart attacks, his heart has Chuck Norris attacks
Don't know where that came from. Wasn't very good, but hey - Bhatch514, on 08/28/2008, -3/+17"I still hate to exercise, and I do eat bread and pasta, but mostly my diet is fine."
Bravo bravo...heart attack two is a few years away. - flyzipper, on 08/28/2008, -2/+15"I still hate to exercise ... The worst thing about being a young heart-attack survivor is knowing I will have to be on these medications forever."
Exercise forever, or be on medication forever ... pick one. - Owned1Up, on 08/28/2008, -2/+13I'm happy he is still alive, but I don't see the point of this article. He went to the hospital and let doctors work on him, like everyone else. I was expecting some kind of awesome story about how he summoned xenu, or used a bottlecap and 3 rubberbands to perform self surgery.
- flyzipper, on 08/28/2008, -1/+12You'll never hear, "mostly my diet is fine", from a person who truly has a healthy diet.
- j0ew00ds, on 08/28/2008, -0/+10Keep up the fight. You seem to have the right attitude - good luck.
- pstroll, on 08/28/2008, -5/+15Genetics are the biggest determinate of heart disease not diet.
- BXRWXR, on 08/28/2008, -0/+8Too bad people can't exercise their personality
- pauls88, on 08/28/2008, -1/+8I know how he survived a heart attack at 43....he's 43.
- microview2007, on 08/28/2008, -0/+6My younger brother had one last year at 41. Same situation but he smoked, ate fatty foods, never exercised, and we have a family history. This prompted me to see my doctor. I have very high cholesterol around 270 but I eat right and exercise. It's really about genetics I was told as the doctor wrote me a prescription for Crestor to start taking everyday. I did a stress test and a heart imaging that showed no plaque build up in the main artery walls of my heart. I must be doing something right. :)
- inactive, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5I had one two months ago at 49. Had a faulty aortic valve replaced with an artificial one (the MOST invasive surgery possible), and now have to take Warfarin for the rest of my life. I was lucky - I collapsed near to the best heart hospital in the world (Papworth, Cambridgeshire, U.K.) and received prompt and effective treatment. I'm at home now, recuperating.
- thedogfatherx, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5Heart attacks are scary. They can happen at anytime....any age.
- thedogfatherx, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5Wow man. Good to hear your alright. My family has a history of high blood pressure. I try and exercise as much as I can.
- diggopolous, on 08/28/2008, -1/+6Don't worry about your first heart attack......worry about your final one.
- cawpin, on 08/28/2008, -0/+5I was going to say, 43 isn't that young for a heart attack. One of my dad's friends had one when he was 18, just after they graduated high school.
- poprockn69, on 08/28/2008, -0/+4In our current society this is really just going to be commonplace. Drive by McDonald's restaurant at 5pm. I'm a few weeks away from having my second open heart surgery. They aren't fun. My first was at 29. My deal isn't lifestyle, or clogged arteries. I was born with an aortic valve that took a ***** in my twenties. The artificial one crapped out a few months ago, so I have to have another put in at the end of September. Open heart surgery takes a while to recover from, not just the six weeks you are off from work or school. If it can be avoided by being active and eating healthy then you should by all means do it. If it's genetics, like my problem, then get a good cardiologist and do everything he tells you.
- kitkatsavvy, on 08/28/2008, -0/+4yeah. maybe he could start walking for like 10mins twice a week..that mobile phone guy here john illan was only what 43 years old or something and he died of a heart attack... he wasnt overweight either but he only just started to exercise regularly... just try and do something 2x a week and it will help i hope
- whoreable, on 08/28/2008, -1/+5I rather enjoyed it thank you.
- inactive, on 08/28/2008, -1/+5And that's got what to do with it??????? NOTHING. My dad died at age 47 from a ***** Heart attack. But he had no one to blame but himself. He was over weight, smoked like a chimey, drank like a fish, worked 3 jobs or more in the summer time, did not excercise, and HATED doctors and hospitals. Add to all this, he was about as stubborn as you could get. I found out a few years after he died, that he complained to my mom about having chest pains.
Am I concerned? Hell yes. I get wammied from both sides. My mom had a major heart attack in 1993. It destroyed 20% of the inside of her heart. - btgoss, on 08/28/2008, -0/+3Don't sweat the heart attack kid. You are much more likely to die because of drunk driving or something related to gun violence. So you should be paranoid and not a hypochondriac.
Glad to help. - roodammy44, on 08/28/2008, -0/+3Not too old, not fat, not junk food, not drugs.
It'll probably be the stress then.
I would guess that he works in IT - in some firms I've been in I've seen 30yr old guys look like they were about to die from stress-induced heart attacks. High blood pressure is bad for you - liuite, on 08/28/2008, -0/+3you don't need to eat junk food to have plaque buildup in your arteries; plaque buildup can form based on high level of Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs), which is either created by elevated blood sugar level or ingesting food cooked at temp above 160 celcius. You don't have to eat hamburger, because eating cheese is just as bad. worst offender for creating AGEs is food such as roast duck, where the AGEs level increases by 100 fold after roasting.
- Aslan72, on 08/28/2008, -0/+3He looks a little overweight to me.
- jmknsd, on 08/28/2008, -1/+4shoulda had less pork fat, more beef fat.
Daaaaaaaa Bears. - mathtd, on 08/28/2008, -1/+4Come on. Go to any ER in Canada with chest pain and they will take care of you right away. It is true that some Canadians come to the US for surgery but it is mostly stuff like hip replacement and in most cases the government pays for the procedure.
If you ask me the most troubling thing is that people without insurance are afraid to go to the ER in the US because they know they are going to end up with a super bill. - wastelander, on 08/28/2008, -0/+3This guys cholesterol was "around 400" and they didn't have him on medication?!
Why were they bothering to test for it then, medical curiosity?
Also, "total cholesterol" isn't as important as the ratio of HDL (good cholesterol) to LDL (bad cholesterol), but I suspect his ratio stunk. - paganmonkeyboy, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2had mine at 41 january this year. family history and a smoker = dumb ass ;-) and i'm a borderline athlete - skiing, climbing, run uphill with a pack on just to get somewhere and do something. no blockages, no real damage, cholesterol isn't even that high since i was vegan for several years and am mostly veggie anyway...
much stress. family history. little white death sticks of tobacco. do the math... - za1batsu, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2Somehow I don't think any doctors would be surprised at a 43 year old heart attack, no matter what the circumstances. Also in the hospital where I am employed, the patients are allowed to view the images as the catheterization takes place through the femoral artery which helps keep them awake despite the local anesthetic. It's an amazing procedure to watch.
- wunksta, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2stress is a big killer
- lardlung, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2Obviously you've never seen someone die after waiting 6 hours in a US ER waiting room before. Thanks for playing, go ply your propaganda elsewhere.
- Daiken, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2Wow, that came out of nowhere. Not only was it uncalled for but p51d007 is completely wrong. As mathtd said, go into a Canadian ER with a serious problem, and they will take care of you immediately. The problem is, Canadian ERs are filled with a lot of non-serious cases because family doctors are unavailable or they have none. Granted, certain procedures do have long wait times, but not for life saving procedures.
- Whitey07, on 08/29/2008, -0/+2Ouch, I feel for this guy.
- p51d007, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2in his case, he will be on meds & exercise forever.
- jellygraph, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2thanks for sharing your story, it was inspiring
- spoogieking012, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2thanks for telling this to a 19 year old hypochondriac =/
- sixgears, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2Hi,
I was also born with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve, should i worry? I go for checkups every year, i had one few days ago and there is no change. I do excercise 2-3 times a week and try to eat good. What does your doctor say, what should i watch out for ?
Thanks you
Peter - rowlodge, on 08/28/2008, -0/+2lot of people die from exercising too,the stress ,go figure.
- Exquisite2, on 08/28/2008, -0/+1You should be critical about what you read and where you get your health info. Watch what you eat. Do your research. Taking antioxidants can remove a lot of the free radicals caused by stress. Stress you say.It depends what you stress about. Do you stress over things you can't change like changing somebody else. Do you stress when you exercise. Like the law of gravity a little stress makes us stretch for higher grounds.
- Exquisite2, on 08/28/2008, -0/+1Doctors can only help so far. They can't change the Food and Drug Industry and false propaganda. Our health is in our hands for preventing disease. We should be actively engaged We all know smoking leads to smoking related disease but how many get on the quit program. I quit 20 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Sometimes it's hard to know the truth about foods and meds For example during World War 11 I hear that coconut oil/butter was hard to get in the US so a market was developed to overcome this cooking oil shortage. after the war those new companies wanted to protect their financial interest. They accomplished their goal by a wicked plan by demonizing coconut oil. In reality good quality coconut oil should be the only oil in our frying pans and olive oil in our salads..
- donna1234, on 11/15/2008, -0/+1 I was young, I'm not overweight, and I don't eat a lot of fatty foods. In fact, I never eat junk food
http://www.mucpr.com
http://www.gogetfit.net - Exquisite2, on 08/28/2008, -0/+1It's a good article for one. Second people are interest in health for personal reasons. That may be quality of life and long life.
- phreakk, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1"I still hate to exercise, and I do eat bread and pasta, but mostly my diet is fine."
He looks like he doesn't get any physical activity. - jster89, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1Yeah but the cholesterol test usually reveals it.
- poprockn69, on 08/29/2008, -0/+1Yep, all of the above man. It's kind of funny, but I knew my replacement valve was going after I had sex with my wife and had chest pain afterward. It's just stuff like that. Chest pain after exercise and stress. You are doing the right thing. Your doctor will let you know when it's time to be replaced.
- jster89, on 09/02/2008, -0/+1Well here in the UK (yeah socialised medicine NHS) heart attacks are now treated in the ambulance. The paramedics take an ECG and wirelessly send the results to a consultant cardiologist at the hospital. He then diagnoses the type of heart attack and if required (for example ST-elevation) the paramedics can then administer 'blood thinners' (thrombolytics to break up the clot.) This is before the patient ever gets near the ER.
- shreela, on 08/28/2008, -0/+1Check out Dr. William Davis's, Cardiologist, website: http://www.trackyourplaque.com - It costs money to become a member, but his blog is free: http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com
Read through his blog to see if it sounds like his Track Your Plaque program might be worth investing in. But I think it's possible to go through his blog to get helpful information if someone is strapped financially, or is leery of spending money on a supposed "cure" to reverse heart disease.
By teaching patients to eat a healthier diet -- cut down wheat and other high-glycemic carbs, and also cut out the bad fats while eating the good monosaturated fats, along with supplements as needed (determined by blood levels) that have been proven in studies -- and his patients -- to decrease heart disease, most patients are able to slow, stop, and even reverse heart disease. Some of the main supplements are Vit D3 (gelcaps), fish oil, niacin if needed (a very specific kind, so shop carefully), and if on statin drugs, CoQ10 which prevents a lot of the scary statin-side-effects (spacedoc.org -- Astronaut MD had a lot of bad side effects on statins, they're on his site, along with his research on statins).
Dr. Davis tries to avoid medications like statins, but some cases are advanced enough that it's better for the patient to be on them, at least until their heart disease hopefully reverses enough. Some patients have a genetic predisposition towards having high cholersterol (lipoproteins seems to come up in that area sometimes), so they're a bigger challenge.
So far mine and my husband's cholesterol levels haven't been bad enough to justify spending the money to join the TYP website, but I follow his blog for preventative tips in the hopes of never needing his site. I believe he's available as a consulting specialist to people's GP/cardiologist, and I think some people travel to his clinic too.
I won't make any money if you decide to join TYP, and reading his blog is free. I just wanted to make that clear, because it sounds like one of those spammy "buy my ebook" endorsements. I'm guessing there's lots of people benefiting from just reading the blog like we are.
If you decide to try the supplements he recommends on his blog (he doesn't sell any from his blog, and I don't think he does from TYP either), then read his site carefully to make sure you understand the exact kind that's helpful, then read carefully again at the drug store (it's confusing, I bought my husband the wrong niacin).
Good luck, and be well! - Exquisite2, on 08/28/2008, -0/+1A picture puts on 10 pounds
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