A 23-year-old patient with acute myocardial infarction was promptly rescued by doctors in Khanh Hoa at Khanh Hoa General Hospital.
This case continues to sound an alarm bell about the trend of increasingly younger cardiovascular diseases.
In February 2026, patient Y.T. (23 years old) was transferred from Khanh Vinh Regional Medical Center to Khanh Hoa General Hospital in a state of severe chest pain and shortness of breath.
Through examination and paraclinical examination, doctors diagnosed the patient with acute myocardial infarction.
Immediately after that, the patient received emergency cardiovascular intervention by coronary stent placement. Thanks to timely treatment during the "golden hour", the patient was out of danger.
According to doctors, myocardial infarction is common in middle-aged and elderly people due to prolonged atherosclerosis.
However, in recent years, the incidence rate in the group under 40 years old has tended to increase.
In young people, the cause comes not only from congenital or genetic factors but is also closely related to an unhealthy lifestyle.
Common risk factors include smoking, alcohol abuse, substance use; prolonged stress, staying up late; high-fat diet, lack of exercise; overweight, obesity, high blood pressure or diabetes.
Cardiologists believe that work pressure, erratic living habits and subjective psychology because they think they are still young and healthy are causing many people to ignore early warning signs.
Symptoms of myocardial infarction in young people are sometimes not typical, but there are still signs that need special attention such as chest tightness (a feeling of pressure, suffocation, which can spread to the left shoulder, arm, jaw or back), shortness of breath, cold sweating, dizziness, nausea, rapid heartbeat.
Doctors recommend that when suspicious signs appear, patients need to go to the nearest medical facility or call emergency services immediately.
The first 90 minutes from the onset of symptoms are considered "golden hours", determining the ability to save lives and limit heart muscle damage.
To prevent cardiovascular disease, experts recommend that people, especially young people, maintain a scientific lifestyle: Quit smoking, limit alcohol; eat balancedly, increase green vegetables, fruits and fish; exercise at least 30 minutes per day; get enough sleep, control stress.
