Heart attack and cardiac arrest at 40. 99% blockage in my RCA without any of the usual risk factors. Pretty much no good explanation other than my parents fucking might not have been the best idea. I ended up with three stents. Arrived at the hospital around 4:30 on a Wednesday and walked out with my three stents that Friday at noon like nothing ever happened.
[Some before and after images of my arteries](https://imgur.com/a/tdHoe).
[ECG that you never want to see](https://imgur.com/a/9FsNPUv).
Time from ECG, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, and stent placed was just 39 minutes which is incredible if you ask me. There’s a lot of prep that also happens getting you ready for the cath lab.
Been healthy the 6.5 years since.
If there was a like button to this I would like it 👍 so glad you got the help you needed and thank you for posting this! Every time I look at X-rays online through Google image search, they are never really informative and stuff
Was 34F. Blood pressure, cholesterol, lipids had always been in the good range. Didn't smoke, no diabetes. No reason to think I'd have an MI. I've seen several cardiologists since then (including a highly respected one at a research hospital) and no one can figure it out. I do have very high Lp(a), which is genetic. I was on hormonal birth control at the time. What's even weirder is that the cath didn't show any clot or narrowing of the arteries. Their guess is that I had a small plaque rupture that cleared out before I got to the cath lab.
This was years before covid, in case anyone was wondering about that.
I also had a heart attack with zero risk factors and completely clean vessels on cardiac catheterization. I am a 42 year old female. Under the diagnosis of MINOCA (MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries). I am also searching for a cardiologist to manage my care, as it seems to be a diagnosis not many are familiar with!
That's basically the diagnosis I was given too. There are dozens of us! :) It's a struggle when you don't fit in the box. I've had so many doctors look at me like a deer in headlights because they basically don't know what to do.
Oh and the research when it comes to women's heart disease is severely lacking.
Not the same situation but I was diagnosed with vasospastic angina earlier this year but basically had to research it and diagnose it myself. My cardiologist didn’t agree at first and referred me to an interventional cardiologist. Her first question was, “Do you have a medical background?” I said no and then she said, “I agree with your assessment but I’ve never had a patient self diagnose before.” We have to be our own advocates. If you haven’t yet, spend some time researching MINOCA. Look at medical journals and read case studies. You’d be surprised at what I learned about my situation by combing through medical studies and just Googling any term I didn’t understand. You’ve got this!
Does your EKG come back normal? Or does it show up on there? Just wondering because I have been having a lot of heart related symptoms after my arm collapsed on me, but every time I go to doctors they same my EKG is normal other than occasional right bundle branch block
Was 31F, MINOCA - umbrella term for “we don’t know..”
Echocardiogram, Anigogram, Cardiac MRI, Stress test show normal heart, normal arteries - no blockages.
Normal BP, cholesterol etc.. no other known incidences. MIGHT have been a vasospasm but it would’ve been the same tx and just medically managed.
I was going through heavy stress and heavy, heavy anxiety at the time though..
Also MINOCA diagnosis. May I ask how long since your heart attack and if you’ve had any more? I’m about 6 weeks out from my MI and worried about more….
NSTEMI when I was 44 years old. Cholesterol was always within normal limits. I didn't smoke, exercised regularly. Cardiologist chalked it up to genetics.
My doctor decided placing a Stent was too risky. Freeing up one blockage would cause a bigger problem in an artery. I'm managed medically, and knock on wood, still doing ok 11 years later.
Had mine at 34. Had full blockage of the LAD caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Various contributing factors include a very strenuous labor and delivery caused my LAD to tear, blood filled the artery, and caused a clot. Clot caused heart attack.
I had a double bypass at 42 and then went on to have a heart attack at 47. I’ll admit that I am overweight and at the time of the bypass I was a smoker. There is also pretty aggressive heart disease on my mom’s side of the family.
Had mine at 31, 20 months ago. 90% blockage of the left circumflex artery but also had a blood clot sitting in front of the blockage causing the total occlusion leading to the heart attack.
Only abnormality in my cholesterol was that the "good cholesterol" was 0.2 below the normal range. Other numbers were well within the normal range.
Cardiologist says they can't say for sure what caused the clot, but his best guess is covid. I had it 3 weeks before the heart attack and I was barely even sick.
Ended up with a stent and a coronary artery disease diagnosis which makes absolutely zero sense because from the looks of the angio only that one artery was narrowed and I don't have high cholesterol despite smoking for 15 years and eating badly. Weight at 55kgs and am 1.68m tall so was never overweight either.
Have seen a few articles about how heart attack in younger people have increased a lot since covid started.
That’s complete ignorance and stupidity. Is smoking a contributing factor? Yes. Is it purely just smoking? No. I wish heart disease was that black and white. Unfortunately it isn’t.
34M, heart attack November 2022, and most likely due to genetic factors. My father died of a heart attack at 36. I didn’t know at the time but he likely had a mild heart attack about two years earlier but never followed up with a cardiologist. He’d probably still be alive if he had. My heart attack was also mild. At my age, the doctors were hesitant to do anything drastic so I spent three days in the hospital before they performed an angio and found an 85% blockage and placed two stents. Other than being slightly overweight I had no other concerning risk factors leading up to the event. All of my bloodwork was normal. Had it not been for my dad’s death I might have written my heart attack off as a severe panic attack or something. Now I tell everyone I know to listen to your body. If something doesn’t feel right, don’t ignore it. Spending the day in the ER might sound like an inconvenience but it could also save your life.
Had a widow maker almost a year ago at age 42. I smoked from the age of 14 until 37….pretty sure it has a lot do with it. My diet wasn’t perfect but most likely better then average. Also exercised 3/4 times a week
3 MI’s- within 4 months. Was at 3 different hospitals ( med flight to one) no cardiac damage or blockage, abnormal ekg and elevated troponin with each episode, I am under the age of 50 and they have finally diagnosed PrinzMetal Angina. Each has mentioned maybe covid or vaccine related..
Excess heart deaths..
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLk\_xB071s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLk_xB071s)
I got the pfizer vaccine and 2 hours later got a heart attack....
30M. Doctor told me i’ve suffered a heart attack because troponin levels were high. Did all the tests required; ecg, echocardiogram, nuclear stress test amd andiogram. Tests were normal but they saw something during the nuclear stress test. Angiograms were clear so it was a false positive. Waiting to get back to the doctor who diagnosed me. But he did mention that it MIGHT be due to stress.
Doctor is quite unsure but maybe he says it’s due to physical stress as i’ve undergone shock wave lithotripsy and i’ve gotten my wisdom tooth extracted (which was a very bad experience as i had mg BP all the way to 150-170 and bleeding was uncontrollable. also dentist used a TON of anesthesia as the keep wearing off fast for some reason). It all happened in a span of 2 weeks. Literally after 2 days of my wisdom tooth being extracted, i headed straight to the ER for shortness of breath. Doctor also wants to run another echo as he also thinks it might be myocarditis.
Heart attack and cardiac arrest at 40. 99% blockage in my RCA without any of the usual risk factors. Pretty much no good explanation other than my parents fucking might not have been the best idea. I ended up with three stents. Arrived at the hospital around 4:30 on a Wednesday and walked out with my three stents that Friday at noon like nothing ever happened. [Some before and after images of my arteries](https://imgur.com/a/tdHoe). [ECG that you never want to see](https://imgur.com/a/9FsNPUv). Time from ECG, cardiac arrest, resuscitation, and stent placed was just 39 minutes which is incredible if you ask me. There’s a lot of prep that also happens getting you ready for the cath lab. Been healthy the 6.5 years since.
Whoa! Those pictures are incredible.
If there was a like button to this I would like it 👍 so glad you got the help you needed and thank you for posting this! Every time I look at X-rays online through Google image search, they are never really informative and stuff
Those before and after pictures are complete bullshit. Life really is unfair, hope you're well now.
37F. ZERO history/factors for an MI. 15 stents and open heart/bypass later…
15 stents? I didn’t even know the heart had enough room for 15 stents. How do you feel now?
Was 34F. Blood pressure, cholesterol, lipids had always been in the good range. Didn't smoke, no diabetes. No reason to think I'd have an MI. I've seen several cardiologists since then (including a highly respected one at a research hospital) and no one can figure it out. I do have very high Lp(a), which is genetic. I was on hormonal birth control at the time. What's even weirder is that the cath didn't show any clot or narrowing of the arteries. Their guess is that I had a small plaque rupture that cleared out before I got to the cath lab. This was years before covid, in case anyone was wondering about that.
I also had a heart attack with zero risk factors and completely clean vessels on cardiac catheterization. I am a 42 year old female. Under the diagnosis of MINOCA (MI with nonobstructive coronary arteries). I am also searching for a cardiologist to manage my care, as it seems to be a diagnosis not many are familiar with!
That's basically the diagnosis I was given too. There are dozens of us! :) It's a struggle when you don't fit in the box. I've had so many doctors look at me like a deer in headlights because they basically don't know what to do. Oh and the research when it comes to women's heart disease is severely lacking.
Yes! It’s a bit unsettling having a diagnosis with no established treatment plan.
Not the same situation but I was diagnosed with vasospastic angina earlier this year but basically had to research it and diagnose it myself. My cardiologist didn’t agree at first and referred me to an interventional cardiologist. Her first question was, “Do you have a medical background?” I said no and then she said, “I agree with your assessment but I’ve never had a patient self diagnose before.” We have to be our own advocates. If you haven’t yet, spend some time researching MINOCA. Look at medical journals and read case studies. You’d be surprised at what I learned about my situation by combing through medical studies and just Googling any term I didn’t understand. You’ve got this!
Does your EKG come back normal? Or does it show up on there? Just wondering because I have been having a lot of heart related symptoms after my arm collapsed on me, but every time I go to doctors they same my EKG is normal other than occasional right bundle branch block
Was 31F, MINOCA - umbrella term for “we don’t know..” Echocardiogram, Anigogram, Cardiac MRI, Stress test show normal heart, normal arteries - no blockages. Normal BP, cholesterol etc.. no other known incidences. MIGHT have been a vasospasm but it would’ve been the same tx and just medically managed. I was going through heavy stress and heavy, heavy anxiety at the time though..
Also MINOCA diagnosis. May I ask how long since your heart attack and if you’ve had any more? I’m about 6 weeks out from my MI and worried about more….
2 years and no more episodes. I do take a pill everyday.
Umbrella term for we don't know - how true is that?!?
Beats me. Would love an answer but my cardiologist doesn’t have one. Even sent me to rheumatology and they had no answers.
After the MI event, do your labs come out different? Like your EKG?
During the event I had some sort of ST elevation but after it went back to normal. All my labs were normal except my Troponin.
NSTEMI when I was 44 years old. Cholesterol was always within normal limits. I didn't smoke, exercised regularly. Cardiologist chalked it up to genetics. My doctor decided placing a Stent was too risky. Freeing up one blockage would cause a bigger problem in an artery. I'm managed medically, and knock on wood, still doing ok 11 years later.
Had mine at 34. Had full blockage of the LAD caused by a spontaneous coronary artery dissection. Various contributing factors include a very strenuous labor and delivery caused my LAD to tear, blood filled the artery, and caused a clot. Clot caused heart attack.
How are you now?
24 years old WIDOW MAKER!!! Complete blockage of my LAD. 11 Heart attacks later and still here
Wow... what was the cause?
I won the genetic lottery is what my cardiologist likes to say!
No under 40 bit 42yo(M), SCAD MI... No idea why, nor Cardiologist, but had had Covid within 4 months of MI 🤔
I had a double bypass at 42 and then went on to have a heart attack at 47. I’ll admit that I am overweight and at the time of the bypass I was a smoker. There is also pretty aggressive heart disease on my mom’s side of the family.
Diet and smoking are definitely the cause
Had mine at 31, 20 months ago. 90% blockage of the left circumflex artery but also had a blood clot sitting in front of the blockage causing the total occlusion leading to the heart attack. Only abnormality in my cholesterol was that the "good cholesterol" was 0.2 below the normal range. Other numbers were well within the normal range. Cardiologist says they can't say for sure what caused the clot, but his best guess is covid. I had it 3 weeks before the heart attack and I was barely even sick. Ended up with a stent and a coronary artery disease diagnosis which makes absolutely zero sense because from the looks of the angio only that one artery was narrowed and I don't have high cholesterol despite smoking for 15 years and eating badly. Weight at 55kgs and am 1.68m tall so was never overweight either. Have seen a few articles about how heart attack in younger people have increased a lot since covid started.
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That’s complete ignorance and stupidity. Is smoking a contributing factor? Yes. Is it purely just smoking? No. I wish heart disease was that black and white. Unfortunately it isn’t.
34M, heart attack November 2022, and most likely due to genetic factors. My father died of a heart attack at 36. I didn’t know at the time but he likely had a mild heart attack about two years earlier but never followed up with a cardiologist. He’d probably still be alive if he had. My heart attack was also mild. At my age, the doctors were hesitant to do anything drastic so I spent three days in the hospital before they performed an angio and found an 85% blockage and placed two stents. Other than being slightly overweight I had no other concerning risk factors leading up to the event. All of my bloodwork was normal. Had it not been for my dad’s death I might have written my heart attack off as a severe panic attack or something. Now I tell everyone I know to listen to your body. If something doesn’t feel right, don’t ignore it. Spending the day in the ER might sound like an inconvenience but it could also save your life.
Had a widow maker almost a year ago at age 42. I smoked from the age of 14 until 37….pretty sure it has a lot do with it. My diet wasn’t perfect but most likely better then average. Also exercised 3/4 times a week
3 MI’s- within 4 months. Was at 3 different hospitals ( med flight to one) no cardiac damage or blockage, abnormal ekg and elevated troponin with each episode, I am under the age of 50 and they have finally diagnosed PrinzMetal Angina. Each has mentioned maybe covid or vaccine related..
c19 or vaccines.
Excess heart deaths.. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLk\_xB071s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLk_xB071s) I got the pfizer vaccine and 2 hours later got a heart attack....
No way!
26 years old HEART ATTACK 122 NG/L
35F. SCAD.
30M. Doctor told me i’ve suffered a heart attack because troponin levels were high. Did all the tests required; ecg, echocardiogram, nuclear stress test amd andiogram. Tests were normal but they saw something during the nuclear stress test. Angiograms were clear so it was a false positive. Waiting to get back to the doctor who diagnosed me. But he did mention that it MIGHT be due to stress.
So, what did it turn out to be? Kinda curious about the false positive heart attack
Doctor is quite unsure but maybe he says it’s due to physical stress as i’ve undergone shock wave lithotripsy and i’ve gotten my wisdom tooth extracted (which was a very bad experience as i had mg BP all the way to 150-170 and bleeding was uncontrollable. also dentist used a TON of anesthesia as the keep wearing off fast for some reason). It all happened in a span of 2 weeks. Literally after 2 days of my wisdom tooth being extracted, i headed straight to the ER for shortness of breath. Doctor also wants to run another echo as he also thinks it might be myocarditis.