This disease has increased by 55% compared to 10 years ago... If chest pain lasts more than 30 minutes, go to the emergency room.

The temperature difference between day and night has been really severe lately, hasn't it?

It is said to have increased by 55% compared to 10 years ago.

I think the scariest thing about a heart attack is that it doesn't show any specific symptoms until it progresses quite a bit.

It is said that you should be especially careful if you have a pre-existing condition or a family history.

Be careful of myocardial infarction when the daily temperature difference becomes large.

If chest pain lasts for more than 30 minutes, do not endure it and be sure to go to the emergency room~

 

In recent times, the disease most likely to increase in occurrence due to the large temperature fluctuations is myocardial infarction. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of myocardial infarction cases in Korea increased by 54.5% over ten years, from 22,398 cases in 2011 to 34,162 cases in 2021. Myocardial infarction occurs when the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart become blocked, preventing blood flow. Jo Sung-wook, head of the Cardiovascular Center at Bundang Jesaeng Hospital, warned, "During transitional seasons with large temperature differences, blood vessels constrict and blood pressure rises, increasing the risk of myocardial infarction."

The main symptom of myocardial infarction is 'chest pain'. When waste accumulates in the blood vessels but the degree of narrowing is not severe enough to cause blood circulation problems, there are no symptoms. However, if a blood clot forms or the blood vessels constrict and become blocked, blood circulation problems worsen, leading to chest pain. If the pain is absent, it is scored as '0 points'; if the pain is extremely severe, like death, it is scored as '100 points'. If the pain intensity is 70 points or higher, or if the pain lasts longer than 30 minutes, it is safest to quickly visit the hospital emergency room.

Myocardial infarction is closely related to vascular aging. Vascular aging gradually progresses from the 30s to 40s, and when exposed repeatedly to poor lifestyle habits and metabolic diseases, arteriosclerosis and coronary artery stenosis develop over a long period. Severe pain occurs during the process where blood supply to the heart is cut off or insufficient, leading to necrosis (death) of the heart muscle.

Center Director Choi Sung-wook said, "The most frightening thing about myocardial infarction is that there are no specific symptoms until the disease has progressed significantly." If you have diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking habits, overweight, lack of physical activity, or a family history of cardiovascular diseases, you should be especially cautious about the occurrence of myocardial infarction.

To prevent myocardial infarction, quitting smoking is essential. Limit alcohol to one or two drinks a day, eat a balanced diet with less salt, and consume plenty of vegetables and fish. It is also important to develop habits of maintaining healthy blood vessels, such as exercising appropriately for at least 30 minutes daily.

Meanwhile, Bundang Jeseng Hospital has recently introduced DeepCure, a medical AI solution that analyzes vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and body temperature of hospitalized patients to predict the risk of cardiac arrest within 24 hours. The hospital's Cardiovascular Center collaborates with the Emergency Medical Center, Cardiology, and Cardiothoracic Surgery departments. For example, if a patient presents with acute chest pain, an emergency medicine specialist examines the patient, and if diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction, they contact the emergency coronary intervention team, including cardiology specialists, to perform coronary intervention as quickly as possible.

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