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CHI Health doctor explains what younger patients need to know for heart health
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO. FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH, AND WE’RE HELPING YOU GET THE FACTS ON YOUR CARDIAC HEALTH. RIGHT NOW. DOCTORS SAY MORE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HEART ATTACKS AND OTHER CARDIAC ISSUES, AND IT COULD BE LINKED TO DRINKS, SUPPLEMENTS AND OR VAPING. JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT IT IS MEG BAGLEY, WHO’S A CARDIOLOGY PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WITH C-H-I HEALTH. MEG, THANKS FOR JOINING US. YEAH, HAPPY TO BE HERE. YOU KNOW, WE TEND TO THINK ABOUT HEART DISEASE IMPACTING OLDER ADULTS. BUT TELL US ABOUT HOW YOUNGER PATIENTS ARE SHOWING UP AND WHAT IS DRIVING THOSE TRENDS. YEAH. SO IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, IT’S NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU TURN 60 YEARS OLD AND SUDDENLY YOU HAVE ALL THESE HEART ISSUES, HEART DISEASE IS VERY PROGRESSIVE. AND SO WE ARE SEEING YOUNGER PEOPLE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH HYPERTENSION OR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HYPERLIPIDEMIA OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL, AND ALSO BEING DIAGNOSED WITH DIABETES EARLIER IN LIFE. AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO HEART DISEASE OVER TIME. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE DAMAGES YOUR YOUR ARTERIES OR YOUR VESSELS. AND UNCONTROLLED HIGH BLOOD SUGARS CAN ALSO DO THAT TOO. AND THOSE THREE THINGS ARE CAN CONTRIBUTE. BUT ALSO THERE’S A LOT OF LIFESTYLE THINGS TOO. AS YOU MENTIONED, VAPING AND. ENERGY DRINKS. SO. BUT YEAH. SO YOU KNOW VAPING IS SOMETHING THAT’S KIND OF NEWER. IT WAS ORIGINALLY INVENTED SO PEOPLE COULD, YOU KNOW. QUIT SMOKING. BUT WE DO SEE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, TEENAGERS, YOUNG ADULTS USING IT RECREATIONALLY. AND I THINK THEY DON’T REALIZE, YOU KNOW, NICOTINE IN THOSE VAPING ITEMS IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. AND IT CAN REALLY, YOU KNOW, INCREASES YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, INCREASES YOUR HEART RATE, IT INCREASES THE STIFFNESS OF YOUR ARTERIES. AND ALL OF THOSE CAN REALLY ACCELERATE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND LEAD TO HEART ATTACKS. YEAH. WHEN SHOULD WE START TO WORRY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT? YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT HOW THOSE HABITS CAN AFFECT THE HEART. WHEN SHOULD WE START TO SAY, OKAY, TIME TO SEE A DOCTOR? YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE THINK OF HEART DISEASE AS OLDER PEOPLE DISEASE. BUT I THINK YOUNG PEOPLE, THE COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I’M EATING HEALTHY, I’M EXERCISING. THEY DON’T GO TO THE DOCTOR FOR ROUTINE SURVEILLANCE OR ANNUAL CHECKUPS. YOU KNOW, IF THEY GET A COLD OR, YOU KNOW, A MUSCLE ACHE OR SOMETHING, THEY GO IF THEY’RE SICK, BUT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED OR EVEN THEIR CHOLESTEROL CHECKED. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF YOU START TO FEEL SYMPTOMS, IF YOU’RE GETTING ANY CHEST PRESSURE OR PALPITATIONS, THAT’S WHEN YOU SHOULD GO SEE A DOCTOR, ESPECIALLY IF THEY’RE BECOMING MORE REGULAR OR THEY’RE INCREASING IN SEVERITY FREQUENCY. SO YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 30S LEFT. BUT IF SOMEBODY IN THEIR 20S AND 30S, THEY’RE TOLD THEY HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, IS THAT REVERSIBLE? CAN LIFESTYLE CHANGES CURE YOU OF WHAT YOU HAVE? ESSENTIALLY, YEAH. SO LIFESTYLE CHANGES ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THINGS YOU COULD DO. BUT YOU KNOW, GENETICS ALSO PLAY A HUGE RISK FACTOR. AND YOU CAN’T REALLY YOU CAN’T COMPETE WITH GENETICS. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF EARLY HEART ATTACK OR STROKE BEFORE THE AGE OF 50 YEARS OLD, THOSE PATIENTS ESPECIALLY NEED TO BE SEEING THEIR PRIMARY CARE OR CARDIOLOGIST TO HAVE THEIR CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED. AL
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CHI Health doctor explains what younger patients need to know for heart health
February is American Heart Month, and KETV is helping you get the facts on your cardiac health.Doctors say more young people are experiencing heart attacks and other cardiac issues, and it could be linked to drinks, supplements or vaping.Meg Begley, a cardiology physician assistant with CHI Health, joined KETV to discuss what’s driving the trends for younger patients, the effects of energy drinks and vaping, when to get screened for cholesterol and more.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
February is American Heart Month, and KETV is helping you get the facts on your cardiac health.
Doctors say more young people are experiencing heart attacks and other cardiac issues, and it could be linked to drinks, supplements or vaping.
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Meg Begley, a cardiology physician assistant with CHI Health, joined KETV to discuss what’s driving the trends for younger patients, the effects of energy drinks and vaping, when to get screened for cholesterol and more.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
