HEART DISEASE MAY START EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
❤️ HEART DISEASE MAY BEGIN EARLIER THAN WE THINK
A recent Cedars-Sinai study examined coronary artery tissue from 322 people who died from traumatic causes and had no known coronary artery disease.
Their average age was only 34.
Yet 56% already had physical evidence of early, preclinical atherosclerosis.
That does not mean they were about to experience heart attacks. It means the disease process can begin silently—years or even decades before symptoms appear. Researchers also identified changes in how cells within the artery wall produce energy and communicate with one another. Some of these changes appeared before the major inflammatory response traditionally associated with atherosclerosis. The research may eventually help scientists identify heart disease earlier, but it does not change current prevention recommendations.
What can you do now?
• Know your blood pressure
• Monitor your cholesterol and blood sugar
• Don’t smoke
• Exercise regularly—including cardio and strength training
• Follow a predominantly heart-healthy eating pattern
• Discuss your overall cardiovascular risk with your healthcare provider
Feeling healthy doesn’t always reveal what is happening inside your arteries. A heart attack may seem sudden, but the disease behind it can develop quietly for decades. That is why prevention is so powerful—and why it should begin long before symptoms appear.
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