00:00Doctors are warning Americans about a silent heart attack epidemic,
00:03quietly killing more than 170,000 people in the United States every single year.
00:09Unlike the chest-clutching Hollywood heart attack,
00:12the silent kind shows up as fatigue, mild jaw discomfort,
00:16indigestion or shortness of breath that feels like nothing.
00:19And new analysis points to seven U.S. cities,
00:23Detroit, Memphis, Cleveland, Baltimore, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Atlanta,
00:29where rates are running highest.
00:31Cardiologists say the people most often missed are women under 60 and middle-aged men
00:36who tell themselves it is just stress,
00:39risk skyrockets for anyone with high blood pressure,
00:42type 2 diabetes, smoking history, or family heart disease.
00:46And most people have at least one.
00:49The signs to watch for unexplained exhaustion, jaw or neck pain,
00:54sudden cold sweat, brief shortness of breath after light effort.
00:57If you have any of these and a risk factor,
01:00the doctor's message is simple.
01:02Get an EKG not next month this week.
