News 11. More Young People Dying of Cardiac Arrest

News 11. More Young People Dying of Cardiac Arrest [WORDS] * cardiac arrest : n. 심정지, 심장 정지 * soar : v. 치솟다 급상승하다 * symptom : n. 증후, 증상 * onset : n. 발병, 징후, 시작 * a picture of (health) : 아주 (건강한) * autopsy : n. 부검, 검시 * genetic : a. 유전적인, 유전상의 * trigger : v. 일으키다, 야기하다 * medication : n. 약물치료 * screening : n. 체로 침, 가림, 선별 * buildup : n. 축적, 증강, 체증 * artery : n. 동맥 * kick in : v. 기여하다, 기부하다 ================================================================================================== The Centers for Disease Control said today that the rate of young people dying from cardiac arrest has soared in the last ten years, a 10 percent increase among Americans from 15 to 34, that's 3,000 deaths a year. John McKenzie reports tonight on why this is potentially, an even bigger problem. A sudden cardiac arrest, the heart unable to pump, doctors have only minutes to restart it. "We are talking about young adults who have no symptoms and who die suddenly, sometimes within an hour of having the first onset of symptoms." Danielle Brender suffered sudden cardiac death last April. She was 11. "She was a picture of health, so we couldn't understand how this could possibly happen to her." An autopsy revealed Danielle had a genetic condition that triggered an irregular heartbeat. Her sisters were found to have the same condition, and now take medication to protect them from a similar death. The CDC says that for many young people, sudden cardiac death is preventable, through screening in families with a history of this kind of death. For others, basic improvements in eating and exercise habits. A study last year of 249 teenagers found that 80 percent had an unhealthy buildup of cholesterol and artery walls, often the result of eating high-fat foods. Another major risk factor, obesity. Among Americans 18 to 29 years old, the obesity rate over the last decade more than doubled from five percent to twelve percent. For an increasing number of younger Americans, the warning is clear: "It's not that you can wait to do the right thing and develop healthy lifestyles, you know, when you're 40 or 50 and have them kick in and protect you." As today's study shows, some people never get the chance. John McKenzie, ABCNEWS, New York.