Men's Heart Health

Men's Heart Health

Dr. Sam Turner with Novant Health joined us this afternoon to discuss heart disease in men and ways we can treat and prevent any cardiovascular issues.

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MARGO: ACCORDING TO THE CDC,
ABOUT HALF OF MEN IN THE UNITED
STATES WHO DIE SUDDENLY OF HEART
DISEASE HAVE NO PREVIOUS
SYMPTOMS. DR. SAM TURNER, AN
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST WITH
NOVANT HEALTH JOINS US MORE
ABOUT THE FACTORS THAT CAN
INCREASE A MAN’S RISK OF HEART
DISEASE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF
CORONARY HEART DISEASE? DR. TURNER: CORONARY ARE DISEASE
IS WHEN A FATTY SUBSTANCE BUILD
UP INSIDE THE HEART ARTERIES. THE CORONARY ARTERIES OF THE
ARTERIES THAT SUPPLY THE BLOOD
FLOW TO THE HEART MUSCLE WHICH
GIVES US THE OXYGEN WE NEED. AS THESE PLAQUES DEVELOP, THE
CORONARY’S BECOME HARDER AND
NARROW AND THIS REDUCES THE
BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART MUSCLE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, PATIENTS WILL
HAVE SYMPTOMS OF CHEST PAIN,
HEART ATTACK, AND SOMETIMES
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH. MARGO: SOUND LIKE TROUBLE TO ME. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS MEN
CAN DO TO LOWER THEIR RISK OF
HEART DISEASE? DR. TURNER: MAINTAIN A HEALTHY
WEIGHT, AVOID SMOKING AND DO
ROUTINE EXERCISE. A LOT OF MEN THINK THERE IS NO
POINT TO MODERATE EXERCISE BUT
THAT’S NOT TRUE. MODERATE EXERCISE SUCH AS 30
MINUTES A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK
CAN SIGNIFICANT WAY DECREASE
RISK OF HEART DISEASE. IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR
CHOLESTEROL CHECKED AND IT IS
ALREADY SHOULD TALK WITH YOUR
DOCTOR ABOUT STARTING ONE OF THE
STAT MEDICATIONS IN ADDITION TO
ROUTINE LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION. MARGO: DOES BELLY FAT HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT? DR. TURNER: ALL FAT CAN PUT YOU
AT RISK FOR HEART DISEASE. MARGO: WHAT ABOUT FAMILY
HISTORY? DR. TURNER: FAMILY HISTORY IS
IMPORTANT AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE A FIRST-DEGREE
RELATIVE WHO HAD A HEART ATTACK
BEFORE THE AGE OF 55, YOU ARE AT
RISK FOR HEART DISEASE RATE AS
WE MENTIONED, HEART DISEASE IS
MORE OF A LIFESTYLE DISEASE. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE FAMILY
HISTORY DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE
GOING TO HAVE HEART DISEASE,
JUST MEANS YOU TAKE THE STEPS TO
PREVENT IT. MARGO: WHAT OTHER GOOD STUFF CAN
YOU TELL MEN? DR. TURNER: SEE HER PRIMARY CARE
DOCTOR AND A SURE YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU’RE CHOLESTEROL IS AND REVIEW
ALL THE MEDICATIONS YOU ARE
TAKING IN THAT WILL HELP YOUR
DOCTOR AND YOU MAKE A GOOD PLAN FOR THE CHANGE YOU NEED TO MAKE. MARGO: FOR MORE INFORMATION? >> VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

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