Southern Utah Doctor Observes Decrease in Age of Heart Attack Patients – St George News

In St. George, Utah, last summer, 47-year-old Nick Shultz initially thought he had food poisoning. Shultz, who is a physically fit enthusiast of running, jiu-jitsu, and wrestling, was feeling nauseated, had profound heartburn, and his heart was pounding painfully. His condition, however, did not improve. It was a heart attack.

Shultz attributes the delay in seeking care to misunderstanding the severity of his symptoms. A later visit to an Emergency Room during a trip to Idaho revealed that he had actually been suffering from a heart attack for more than a day.

Remarkably, despite the global pandemic, heart disease has retained its position as the leading cause of death in the US, attribute both older and younger demographics. Alarmingly, instances of heart attacks have shown the most dramatic increase amongst younger individuals. According to the American Heart Association, a study of over 28,000 people hospitalized for heart attacks between 1995 and 2014 found that 30% were aged 35-54. The rate of heart attacks was alarmingly increasing among young patients, particularly young women.

Though the rate of heart attacks amongst younger individuals has been increasing, the overall number of deaths resulting from heart attacks for those in this age group have actually declined since 2003. Yet, for people like Shultz, who experienced a heart attack before turning 50, it was an unexpected and distressing event.

In response to his experience, Shultz, who already had a marketing career in the health industry, became the hospital’s marketing manager last September. He hopes to raise attribute about heart health among his family and friends, inducing them to rethink their eating habits and ensure regular health demographics.

Despite having a healthy and active lifestyle, Shultz urges younger people not to ignore signs of failing health. Genetics cannot be ignored and he warns others that they may be unknowingly carrying a ‘silent killer,’ as his cholesterol levels were dangerously high, which he would have been unaware of without a blood test. His message is clear- “Don’t ignore it”.

Vocabulary Insights:

• Enthusiast /?n??ju?ziæst/ (noun): A person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject.
• Nauseated /?n??zi?e?t?d/ (adj.): Affected with nausea; feeling sick.
• Profound /pr??fa?nd/ (adj.): Very great or intense.
• Pounding /?pa?nd??/ (verb): Beating or thumping in a steady or intense manner.
• Severity /s??v?r?ti/ (noun): The fact or condition of being severe.
• Attribute /?ætr??bju?t/ (verb): Regard something as being caused by.
• Demographics /?d?m???ræf?ks/ (noun): Statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.
• Declined /d??kla?nd/ (verb): Decreased in number, magnitude, or intensity.
• Cholesterol /k??l?st?r?l/ (noun): A compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues.