655: A cardiac surgeon had a heart attack—here’s what he missed | Jeremy London, M.D.
About this episode
Dr. Jeremy London discusses his personal experience with a heart attack and the lessons learned about heart health and prevention.
"Making the effort earlier totally changes the trajectory for the rest of your life,” says Jeremy London, MD. London is a board-certified cardiovascular surgeon with more than 25 years of clinical experience caring for patients across the full spectrum of heart disease — from prevention to advanced intervention. Dr. London received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia and completed his general surgery residency at Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He completed a general vascular and thoracic surgical fellowship at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. To deepen his understanding of medicine, he completed the Institute of Functional Medicine core program. 00:00 - When a cardiac surgeon has a heart attack 10:46 - Waking up with different priorities 13:49 - Missed signals 18:35 - The CGM experiment that revealed pre-diabetes 21:43 - The 5 tests that actually matter 25:44 - Diving into Lp(a) 30:36 - Target numbers for primary prevention 32:26 - Why taking medication isn't failure 38:24 - Atherosclerosis starts in childhood 41:19 - Why a zero calcium score doesn't mean you're safe 45:40 - What we don't know 48:41 - GLP-1s & the future of prevention For…
People in this episode
Guest: Jeremy London, M.D.
Topics covered
- heart health
- cardiac surgery
- prevention
- health priorities
- diabetes
- atherosclerosis
- medication
Keywords
- heart attack
- cardiac surgeon
- pre-diabetes
- Lp(a)
- primary prevention
- calcium score
- GLP-1s
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Medical College of Georgia, Joseph’s Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center, Institute of Functional Medicine
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