Medical Mysteries: Her maddening cough had an unexpected cause

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15. Here's a link that bypasses the paywall. Really a must-read article.

I hope others see this link. The article is incredible, and really worth reading. I managed to survive a 99% LAD blockage ... the same one this person had. I did not have the so-called 'cardiac cough', but I had no symptoms, had gone for a 2 mile run the day before I went in. I 'just didn't feel right', like I had pulled a muscle in my back, and just happened to decide to walk in to my local clinic minutes before they closed. They recommended I get to an ER, where they were about to send me home with meds when I had a major heart attack while I was hooked up to their ECG machine. An express trip to the Cath Lab saved my life with a stent ... that was in 2017, and so far, so good. The weird thing about the heart attack (STeMI) was that I was in no real pain or discomfort while the MI was happening.

Anyhow, here's the link: https://archive.ph/12ewE

A hospital ER is the best place to have that particular heart attack. No symptoms, and a 12% survival rate.