Man in thirties nearly dies of heart attack following drop in temperature 天冷氣溫低 三旬男心肌梗塞險死

TODAY’S WORDS
今日單字

1. artery n.動脈

2. block v. 阻塞

3. cardiogenic shock phr. 心因性休克

4. cold sweat phr. 盜汗

A 37-year-old man recently went to the Changhua Christian Hospital after experiencing sudden chest pain. During a cardiac catheterization, which revealed that his right coronary artery was completely blocked, the man suddenly suffered heart failure due to cardiogenic shock. The doctor immediately performed a surgery to unblock the arteries that supply blood to the heart and, with the help of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) equipment, saved the man’s life. The patient had not had a health check-up for some time, and was unaware he had diabetes and high blood sugar.日前一名年三十七歲的男子因突發胸痛前往彰化基督教醫院就醫，透過心導管檢查發現右冠狀動脈完全阻塞。檢查過程中，男子突然心臟衰竭及心因性休克，醫師使用葉克膜搶救並迅速打通血管，救回一命。原來該名自認健康的病患，早有糖尿病及高血脂，只是一直未檢查而不自知。

Changhua Christian Hospital cardiology physician Chien Szu-chi points out that myocardial infarctions, commonly known as heart attacks, usually occur to people of age 50 and above with high risks of cardiovascular diseases. However, he adds, with increased consumption nowadays of refined foods and exposure to additional environmental risk factors, people are developing high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood fats, as well as having heart attacks, at increasingly younger ages. 彰化基督教醫院心臟血管內科醫師簡思齊指出，心肌梗塞好發於五十歲以上有心血管風險者，但隨著國人飲食習慣精緻化及環境中的危險因子增加，導致高血壓、高血糖和高血脂的「三高」發生年齡及心肌梗塞發生年齡都下降。

Cold snaps and extremely hot weather can also increase the chances of heart attack. When a heart attack occurs, the patient should be sent to hospital immediately, as acute myocardial infarction can lead to death within an hour. 心肌梗塞也好發於寒流來襲或高溫天熱時，一旦急性心肌梗塞發作，應盡速送醫。急性心肌梗塞使患者可能在發病後一個小時內猝死。

Typical symptoms of heart attack include sustained chest pain, cold sweats and difficulty breathing, Chien says. 簡思齊說，持續性胸痛、盜汗和呼吸困難是最典型的發病癥狀。

People with a family history of heart attacks are advised to undergo regular yearly health checks. 如果家族中有心肌梗塞病史者，建議每年接受檢查。

( Liberty Times, translated by Tu Yu-an)

Poor sleep linked to heart failure 睡不好與心臟衰竭有關：挪威研究

People who have trouble drifting off to sleep may be at increased risk of heart failure, researchers say. The study followed more than 50,000 people for 11 years. Scientists found those who suffered several nights of poor sleep were more likely to develop the condition, in which the heart fails to pump properly.

Scientists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology looked at more than 50,000 people aged between 20 and 89. At the beginning of the study, none of them were known to have heart failure.
In this condition the muscles of the heart are often too out of shape to do their job properly — they may be too weak or too stiff to pump blood around the body at the right pressure. People with the disorder may feel increasingly breathless and exhausted.

And as heart failure worsens, it can be difficult to get a full night’s rest - but the Norwegian study is one of few to investigate whether poor sleepers without the condition are at risk of getting it in later life.

(Liberty Times)

難以進入夢鄉者心臟衰竭風險可能較高，研究人員說。這份研究追蹤五萬多人長達十一年。科學家發現，那些晚上睡不好的人，比較可能出現這種心臟無法正常跳動的疾病。

挪威科技大學科學家研究年齡在二十到八十九歲的五萬多人。研究之初，這些人都沒有心臟衰竭。

心臟疾病患者的心肌往往嚴重變形，以至於無法正常運作，它們可能太衰弱或太僵硬，無法以適當的壓力將血液送到身體四處。有這種疾病者，可能會越來越覺得無法呼吸與精疲力竭。
而且隨著心臟衰竭加劇，可能無法一夜好眠，但這份挪威研究是少數調查沒有心臟疾病但睡不好的人，生命後期是否有心臟衰竭之虞的研究之一。
（自由時報／翻譯：自由時報國際新聞中心）

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. drift off v. phr.
漸漸入睡 (jian4 jian4 ru4 shui4)
例: I couldn’t help drifting off in the middle of that lecture — it was so boring!
(聽演講時我不由自主地漸入夢鄉，因為實在太無聊了！)

2. failure n.
衰竭 (shuai1 jie2)
例: He died of heart failure.
(他死於心臟衰竭。)

3. disorder n.
疾病 (ji2 bing4)
例: The family have a history of mental disorder.
(這個家族有精神病史。)

Marriage is good for the heart 研究：婚姻對心臟有益

Married people are less prone to heart attacks than singletons and more likely to recover if stricken, according to a Finnish study.

Researchers collected data on 15,330 people in Finland between the ages of 35 and 99 who suffered “acute coronary events” between 1993 and 2002. Just over half of the patients died within 28 days of the attacks.

The team found that unmarried men in all age groups were 58-66 percent more likely to suffer a heart attack than married ones. For women the nuptial benefit was even greater — single women were 60 to 65 percent more likely to suffer acute coronary events.

For both genders, wedlock also considerably lowered heart attack mortality. Unmarried men were 60-168 percent and unmarried women 71-175 percent more likely to die of a heart attack within 28 days, compared to their unhitched counterparts.

(AFP)

根據芬蘭研究，已婚者比單身者不容易心臟病發，就算心臟病發，也較容易恢復。
研究人員在芬蘭蒐集一萬五千三百三十名三十五至九十九歲，在一九九三至二○○二年間罹患「急性冠心症」者的資料，正好超過一半病患在心臟病發的二十八天內死亡。

團隊發現，在所有年齡層，未婚男性心臟病發的機率，比已婚男性高百分之五十八至百分之六十六。對女性來說，婚姻的好處甚至更大，單身女性罹患急性冠心症的機率，高約百分之六十至百分之六十五。

對兩性來說，婚姻也可顯著降低心臟病死亡率。心臟病發二十八天內死亡的機率，未婚男性比已婚男性高百分之六十至百分之一百六十八，未婚女性比已婚女性高百分之七十一至百分之一百七十五。

（法新社／翻譯：國際新聞中心）

TODAY’S WORDS 今日單字

1. prone to adj. phr.
有...傾向的 (you3 … qing1 xiang4 de5)
例: I’ve always been prone to headaches.
(我常常頭痛。)

2. nuptial adj.
婚姻的 (hun1 yin1 de5)
例: The couple exchanged nuptial vows during their wedding.
(新人在婚禮上交換婚姻誓言。)

3. gender n.
性別 (xing4 bie2)
例: Gender equality is yet to be achieved in many nations.
(性別平等在許多國家仍有待落實。)

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Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23)

你要謹守你的心，勝過謹守一切，

因為生命的泉源由此而出。

因為生命的泉源由此而出。 (箴言 4:23)