A person born in the 1980s died of a sudden heart attack. Heart attacks are happening at younger and younger ages. How can you be sure that you are not on the "surprise list" of heart attacks?

Lu Yang, general manager of Shanghai Botong Investment Management Co., Ltd., a private equity firm, died of a sudden heart attack on June 15. According to public information, Lu Yang was born in 1982 and graduated from Peking University with a master's degree in applied mathematics. He has more than ten years of experience in securities investment. He has worked in the China Financial Futures Exchange, Donghai Securities' proprietary department, and Dongxing Securities' asset management business headquarters, serving as a fund manager and other positions.

Two days before his death, he was still staying up late

Private equity management scale exceeds 4 billion

From securities firms’ proprietary trading and asset management to establishing private equity, although he was born in the 1980s, Lu Yang has already formed a steady investment style that is good at absolute returns. According to industry insiders, Lu Yang works diligently. Although he is an engineering student, he maintains his true nature. He shares his views and investment experiences with investors every week through the official account "Botong in Investment", and has published more than 200 articles so far.

It is worth noting that the word "night" is added after the time of each article, which shows that he wrote them at night. Two days before his death, Lu Yang was still publishing investment opinions. On June 14, the "Botong in Investment" public account also published an article written by Lu Yang, "Botong Weekly Notes", signed at the end of the article as "Lu Yang, June 13, 2023 Night".

In March 2014, Lu Yang founded Shanghai Botong Investment Management Co., Ltd. with a registered capital of RMB 12.2 million. Lu Yang serves as chairman and chief investment officer. Currently, the company's investment research team has nearly 20 people, and the management scale is nearly 4 billion by the end of 2021.

The news of Lu Yang's death sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some netizens lamented that no matter how powerful or wealthy a person is, he or she is vulnerable to illness and death. Each of us must pay attention to our physical health while ensuring that we can support ourselves and our families. Without a healthy body, everything else is nothing.

Heart attacks are happening at a younger age

A 32-year-old Hangzhou guy had a heart attack after eating two popsicles

The reporter interviewed Xu Qiyuan, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiology at Zhejiang University Second Hospital. Director Xu said that myocardial infarction is acute myocardial infarction, which is myocardial necrosis caused by acute and persistent ischemia and hypoxia of the coronary arteries. Most patients suffer from acute occlusion of heart vessels caused by atherosclerosis, and severe cases even suffer from cardiac arrest.

"The number of patients with myocardial infarction is getting younger and younger," said Director Xu. The youngest patient with myocardial infarction was only 19 years old. There are many patients in their 30s, and most of them are men. "Irregular lifestyle, staying up late for a long time, and eating greasy midnight snacks are all triggers of myocardial infarction."

What impressed Director Xu was a 35-year-old man working in the live broadcast industry. When he came to the hospital, he had persistent and unrelieved squeezing chest pain and chest tightness, and his clothes were soaked with sweat. An electrocardiogram showed that the ST segment was elevated, which is a typical manifestation of myocardial infarction. After questioning, it was learned that the patient often stayed up until three or four in the morning because of work, and sometimes went to a roadside barbecue stall to fill his stomach after staying up late.

Director Xu also mentioned an unexpected heart attack patient. "Some time ago, the weather was hot and humid. A 32-year-old guy had a stomachache after eating two popsicles at once. He thought he had a stomachache and came to the emergency room and was diagnosed with a heart attack."

Why can eating too much cold food also lead to myocardial infarction? Director Xu explained: "In the hot summer, many young people like to drink cold drinks and eat popsicles, and immediately go from the hot outdoors to the very cold air-conditioned room or take a cold shower. The drastic temperature change can cause the blood vessels to contract sharply, and at the same time, unstable plaques in the blood vessels rupture and acute thrombosis forms, leading to blood vessel blockage and myocardial infarction. Many people think that the early symptoms of myocardial infarction are chest tightness and angina pectoris, but in fact, upper abdominal pain or toothache on both sides of the mandible should also be taken seriously."

How to ensure that you are not on the “surprise list” of heart attack?

Please pay attention to these indicators during the physical examination

Just a month ago, Chen Hao, the founder of the technology company MegaEase and a senior IT technology expert, also died of a sudden heart attack. As heart attacks are becoming younger and younger, young and middle-aged people who see the reports are beginning to worry and ask themselves - am I on the "surprise list" of heart attacks?

According to Director Xu, myocardial infarction mainly includes the following risk factors: smoking, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity, staying up late for a long time, etc. The more risk factors a person has, the higher the probability of developing the disease.

Director Xu especially reminded that people with a family history of "three highs" such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids should pay special attention to the prevention of myocardial infarction, attach importance to annual physical examinations, and develop the habit of living a regular life, eating a light diet, and exercising actively. In the annual routine physical examination, you can focus on blood lipids, blood pressure, blood sugar, uric acid, cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein. If the above indicators are abnormal, they may become a "weapon" for myocardial infarction to attack young people.

How to prevent myocardial infarction in the hot summer?

At the same time, after the rainy season, the hot summer is coming. How to prevent myocardial infarction in the hot summer?

Director Xu gave the following three suggestions: 1. Replenish water and eat small and frequent meals. Don't drink water too quickly in summer. Drinking water when you are very thirsty or drinking cold drinks after exercise can easily induce myocardial infarction. Eat a light diet, mainly low-fat, easily digestible, vitamin-rich and protein-rich foods, and eat less sweets, greasy foods, etc. Quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, and avoid overeating.

2. Warm up before exercise. Before 6 a.m. in summer, various harmful substances gather in the air, which is the peak pollution period. If you do morning exercises early in the morning, cardiovascular accidents are more likely to occur. You should avoid exercising in the early morning and do it in the evening. After exercise, do some relaxing activities and don't go to bed immediately after exercise.

3. Control your emotions. Being irritable and emotional in hot weather can induce acute myocardial infarction. Therefore, you should control your emotions and maintain a balanced and optimistic mentality.

Metropolis Express·Chengshi Interactive reporter Wu Shuang Correspondent: Fang Xu Chen Dan