What are the telltale signs of heart disease?

TV Personality Bob Harper discusses some of the signs and symptoms he endured from surviving a heart attack himself.

[ahknabi]

Eat well, exercise regularly, drink plenty of water, reduce stress, reduce salt and sugar intake.

[MayberryAIArt]

I'm was just 37 yrs old when I had a Double Bypass and a Heart attack after my surgery. Blessed to be Alive

[julie]

I wasted 5 minutes of my time and now I have chest pain due to watching this, and no tell tale signs ! Thanks ABC 😭🤦🏻‍♀️.

[lullasierra]

Didn't say once what the telltale signs were and that was the title of the video!!!

[aria_cinquantuno]

It's ok, don't tell me then. After all, I only played this video to hear George's voice outro, what a blessing. Now I know I can beat the odds, thank you abc.

[amberdueler]

Man Im sad, Im just a yong adult worrying all about this and that. Ever since I was worrying, I have abdominal pain, chest pain, upper abdominal pain. And even nasal problems, this just makes me sad. I am going to America to visit my brother soon, but I always wonder every night, will I wake up tomorrow?? Live live the fullest guys hope everyones ok.

[TRuth.T]

Gum disease, is also connected to heart disease :(

[thuraya]

Had a heart attack right before 51st birthday. Oct 7th 2021.. Had pain for a while like lower back pain Extremely bad acid reflux. It physically hurt to swallow as it would cause pain. Went to Dr. Acid reflux meds prescribed. Saw a chiropractor for back pain. Then went to hospital that day because extreme pain in chest. Drove myself. Then ambulanced to another hospital by a angel of a Dr in the ER who checked my tropinin levels. Two days later waking up from a emergency double bypass. Life changing. Like the lady said in the video. Pay attention to your body. 🙏🏾.

[brianevans]

Thank you, great content, very informative and interesting insight.

[theheartheartfoundation]

Awesome program ... this should be shared far & wide ... life-saving information!

[GIguy]

The last month, it feels like something or someone has literally sucked all the energy out of me, to the point where I can barely stand up. The problem is, I have a long and complicated medical history. I’m only 53, but starting at 20, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, 21 my large intestine ruptured, they found cancer growing on the outside of my shattered colon. From that time until now I have had 37 major operations removing 95% of my entire gastrointestinal tract. Because of the cancer I also had to go through chemotherapy and radiation along with treating my Crohn’s disease at the same time. In total the cancer came back four times, each time I wasn’t supposed to survive but I did, I developed nine chronic diseases as side effects from all the treatments and surgeries, so for me there’s no such thing as a normal day. I always have aches and pains, but what I’ve been feeling the last month is something new, and I don’t know if it’s just because I’m getting older, or because there’s something going on with my heart. I’m adopted, but I finally met my biological mother in 2001 and discovered that my entire biological family all suffered from heart disease, my biological mother herself had a quadruple bypass at the age of only 54, granted, most of the biological family are alcoholics and drug attic‘s, whereas I don’t drink, I don’t do drugs, but I do smoke, and come hell or Highwater I just cannot quit because it’s the only thing that calms my debilitating anxiety and depression, along with my PTSD that I developed from all those operations and going through hell on earth and back more times than I can pounds. In the last week that lots of energy is now started new symptoms of extreme and sudden nausea, again something that could be related to my G.I. problems, but it’s unusual, I keep getting not pain by the pressure on my chest, and my thoracic spine. If I go for a walk, and usually I walk about 10 to 20 km, I can’t do it anymore, I have to sit down several times just to catch my breath. But I’ve been down this road before, and I do not want to go to the hospital and waste everyone’s time, I feel like such a burden to everybody, and every time I’ve gone they say there’s nothing wrong with my heart. But this time something feels different, I’ve never felt this loss of energy, that’s the symptom that has me worried and I don’t know what to do. I absolutely despise going to the emergency department, I’ve spent my entire adult life in and out of the hospital having surgery after surgery, procedure after procedure, and I don’t want to cry wolf when it’s probably just my imagination acting up. When you have so many pre-existing problems it’s so difficult to figure out what’s real and what’s normal for somebody in my condition. Because I have an auto immune disease, I am prone to getting sick quite often, eight years ago I was forced to quit my job and go on permanent long-term disability because my health is just too unpredictable, which really made me mad, because I loved my job working as Folsom medical imaging technologist in a laboratory technologist. I am well acquainted with medicine, I’m not a doctor, but after over 30 years of experience, I’m pretty knowledgeable, but this one has me at a loss. Do I go to the hospital and waste everybody’s time only to be told there’s nothing wrong with your heart? Or do I just stay home, and see my family doctor? I booked an appointment to see him for next week, because I really really don’t want to spend 12 hours trapped in emergency, only to be told there’s nothing wrong with your heart, go home and see your family doctor. I know that from experience because I went to the hospital before when I was having the symptoms. The only thing that’s new is this complete lack of energy, which is extremely rare for me, because ordinarily I’m a very very active person, it takes a lot to slow me down, I am the guy who is always leaving everybody in the dust, but because I have almost no intestine I can’t absorb my food like a normal person, and because my situation is so rare, representing only 0.01% of the entire population of Crohn’s patients, the doctors don’t know what I can expect for the future, they are watching me to see what happens. Can you understand my dilemma? I think I’m gonna wait it out, I’m supposed to be going on a 2 1/2 week road trip to Philadelphia, Manhattan, and Washington DC in eight weeks, but now I’m beginning to wonder if I should go. I don’t know what to do, but dammit I hate going to the hospital, I hate it with a passion, not just because you waste so much time, but because of the horrific memories that it brings back. I was clinically dead for two minutes after my intestine ruptured, and I nearly died three more times during my cancer treatments, so a part of me is actually afraid to go. It’s ironic that when I worked there, I felt right at home, what is the big difference between working there and being a patient there. What would you do? Be honest, any advice would be greatly appreciated, because everything I have googled only refers mostly to women, there’s very little information about men having silenced heart attacks, but there’s countless pages for women having silent heart attacks. I’ve already checked all my vitals. Because of my health I have basically a small clinic in my home. I have all the tools of your typical doctors office, so I can monitor myself, all using modern technology, so I can keep track of everything, and so far my heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, and all other vital statistics are perfectly normal. Again, I just don’t want to waste everyone’s time including mine just to hear that you’re fine, go home and see your family doctor. If I had a nickel for every time I heard that line I’d be a millionnaire! After you’ve been through what I’ve been through you become somewhat of a hypochondriac, because you never know what your body is going to do as you get older, I just don’t know what to do, but after fighting like hell for over three decades, I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let a simple little heart attack kill me after I survived four separate occasions when the doctors told me I was going to die for certain, I’m very stubborn! Help!

[thenonlyLopez]

Me: okay i want to get checked i have symptoms.
Doctors: Sorry buddy where all booked your going to have to wait about six months for your appointment.

[jo-annclaessen]

Wow, I watched the entire video, what are the tell tale signs? 🤦‍♀️😂

[reneemoreno]

I was 33 had a full blown cardiac arrest. Anesthesia reaction and have had 3 heart attacks since. Borrowed time.

[Playgirlbali]

When i was 15 i was diagnosed with a Massive Enlarged heart, one night i felt something weird going on in my Chest i felt my heart skip constantly and it was slowing down i was short of breath when i was laying on my bed i also had fluid retention in my ankles and my abdomen had a lot of fluid as well my body felt heavy i could barely walk I told my auntie i wasn't feeling well and she took me to the emergency room and they did a EKG and told me what it was they took me to Children's Hospital in Atlanta. If you Think you have a heart disease pay attention to these signs, 1.Palpitations, 2.Shortness of breath, 3.Swollen ankle. Dont ignore these signs please it doesn't always have to be severe symptoms.

[ianhenrickson]

What are the telltale signs?

We may never know…

[Decode-jcrn]

High blood pressure
Are you a diabetic?
What is your cholesterol?
Do you smoke?
Family history.

[GoodDr.]

Thank you for the information. Taking steps to prevent heart disease empowers you to live a healthier, happier life.

[juliegogola]

Interesting stories here, BUT, my real reasons for clicking here had been to see the the "SIGNS OF HEART DISEASE" and this video has NOT mentioned any of those "signs of heart disease". Just "risk factors". And we all REALLY know the common sense "risk factors".
Plus, it really can be really odd how things can go. For example, our neighbors, HE was about the same age as his wife had been, maybe a couple years older. He had been diagnosed a long time ago, maybe 12-15 years ago with Mesothelioma. He had been a home builder for YEARS back in the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's. b
Back before the carcinogenic qualities of asbestos had been made aware of to people. So, he did have this diagnosis that had been pretty grim. But, over time he seemed to be doing very well. Eventually, he was told that he was in remission. But, his wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer, eventually stage 4 cancer. Now, she is still alive and kickin, but, HE died about 7-8 months ago. Heart failure. I have no idea IF it was related to his one time cancer diagnoses or NOT. He had been a very active person, he would ride his bike a couple miles a day and he would also ride his bike in charity events that would be several miles.
His wife has never been one to exert herself at all. She had once made a big deal about how she had walked all the way down their driveway, it was about 100 yards, and I am likely OVERSTATING the distance. When we were kids, she asked my sister to come over and feed the pony. I don't know if she just didn't know where the food was, but, my sister had to figure that all out too. Basically, this woman had no idea how to do anything. Her husband had done all of the work outside and a bit inside the home. She had a very posh life. He had been active. But, it had been HIM that had the heart attack. I guess that her cancer is just gone. I say "good for her", but, it's just odd how things turn out.

[arlenedennis]

Title was misleading but it is something that could easily be googled.