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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Medical Underwriter here.
Very unusual case, but shows CAD can happen to anyone. Lean build, normal cholesterol profile, normal BPs, no family history, good exercise, young female - and still - BAM.

You think you have no risks, no symptoms? Get your physical anyway.


8 posted on 03/01/2019 8:51:13 AM PST by BBQToadRibs
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Makes me believe even more that the clotting is more related to inflammation caused by minor infections.

Dad was nearly the same - low cholesterol, low BP, lean, physical labor. He was 55ish, but his only risk factor was he did smoke. Ended up wit a quad bypass.


29 posted on 03/01/2019 10:20:35 AM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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To: BBQToadRibs; redleghunter; Springfield Reformer; kinsman redeemer; BlueDragon; metmom; boatbums; ...
Very unusual case, but shows CAD can happen to anyone. Lean build, normal cholesterol profile, normal BPs, no family history, good exercise, young female - and still - BAM.

Then you have this reply :

Quit my banking job 7 years ago which gave me a chance to get an executive health check up with had a stress test. They stopped it the first minute and made me an appointment with a cardiologist for that same day. He said to be absolutely sure, let's do an angiogram. A few days later, the angiogram showed that I had 100% blockage of my left anterior descending artery and 95% of my right circumflex. I asked him: How is this possible? I don't smoke, don't drink and have no family history. I have zero symptoms: No chest pain, no shortness of breath, no nausea. I had just come from a 13 mile mountain bike ride. He just says: I don't even know why you're still alive. You need a double bypass immediately. After going through a cardiac rehabilitation program, I have been running ever since. On a good day, I can run a 5K in 30 minutes. On better days, 10 km in a little over an hour. Glad to be alive.

Yet when you spend eternity is most important. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; (Acts 3:19) Grace and peace thru Jesus the Lord.

47 posted on 03/02/2019 4:44:01 PM PST by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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