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Are there any evidence-based efforts to monitor, diagnose these at an age where it was previously thought to be too early to have an heart attack? (Calcium scor
by mindfulplay 8y ago
Are there any evidence-based efforts to monitor, diagnose these at an age where it was previously thought to be too early to have an heart attack? (Calcium score? CT scan?)
Most other diseases that killed vast populations at this age have been resolved or worked around, so looks like we are looking at one of the last remaining killer dieases.. would love to strap on Apple Android whatever devices if it will help diagnose or monitor such patterns.
- carbocation 8y agoYou can get a sense of the age range from this article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487339/ MI (heart attack) can happen at almost any age, but it is rare for it to occur before ~60. "Early-onset" MI is < 50 for men or <60 for women. 38 is extremely young. I know only a couple of folks that young who have had an MI, and I work at a quaternary referral hospital as a cardiology fellow.
- roboforce 8y ago> 38 is extremely young. My Dad, his brother, and his father all had heart attacks in their late 30's and early 40's. I'm in my early 40's and very concerned. Should someone with a family history like mine be more aggressive with testing? My family doctor does not think so. Are there even tests today (like the "CT angiogram") that could detect (and prevent) a person with extreme family history from a 1st heart attack?
- carbocation 8y agoIf you have access to a preventive cardiology clinic, it'd be worth getting a second opinion.