After suffering heart attack on treadmill, Utah mom issues warning: ‘Listen to your body’

Justin Carter, 33, nearly died after cardiac event that primarily affects women

When Justine Carter stepped on the treadmill for a quick energy boost last May, she never thought it would lead to a near-death experience.

The Utah mother, 33, was fit and healthy— but 12 minutes into her walk, she started having shortness of breath and a pain in her back that penetrated to her chest.

When that was followed by violent vomiting, Carter assumed she’d been hit with a terrible stomach flu.

"She had what we call ‘tombstone rhythm’ on the monitor, which tells us she was having a heart attack, and that her heart muscle was not getting enough oxygen."

At HCA Healthcare’s Mountain View Hospital, doctors confirmed that Carter had experienced a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), which is a tear in the wall of a coronary artery that can lead to a heart attack, heart rhythm problems or even sudden death.
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