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Rebecca Hansen of Dunlap, Illinois, did everything right to stay heart healthy. She worked out five times a week, ate a nutritious diet and went to regular checkups with her doctor.<\/p>\n

With a strong family history of heart disease, she knew she was still susceptible to heart-related conditions \u2013 a fact she never wanted to come true.<\/p>\n

But around 2 a.m. on February 4, 2014, Rebecca had to face the harsh reality that genetics don\u2019t exactly play fair.<\/p>\n

Genetics came knocking<\/h2>\n

\"RebeccaRebecca woke up with intense pain in her arm, similar \u201cto someone running over my arm with a car.\u201d With no other symptoms, she attributed the pain to exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had been doing kick boxing classes, and I thought I had done something to my shoulder nerve or my rotator cuff,\u201d Rebecca said. \u201cI put ice on it and thought that would take care of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

But when the pain didn\u2019t get better, Rebecca decided to go to an OSF PromptCare<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust before leaving to go to the PromptCare, I started feeling pain in my chest,\u201d Rebecca said. \u201cBut I have had panic attacks<\/a> before, and that\u2019s exactly what the chest pain felt like.\u201d<\/p>\n

OSF PromptCare performed an electrocardiogram (EKG) \u2013 a test to show the electrical activity of the heart. The EKG didn\u2019t specifically show a heart attack, but didn\u2019t look normal. That\u2019s when the care team at OSF PromptCare decided to send Rebecca to OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center<\/a> by ambulance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was in disbelief,\u201d Rebecca said. \u201cI didn\u2019t think it was possible I was having a heart attack<\/a>. I was 38 at the time and did everything I was supposed to do to stay healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

When in doubt, check it out<\/h2>\n

When she arrived to OSF Saint Francis, a sonogram was immediately taken of Rebecca\u2019s heart. The sonogram showed Rebecca\u2019s left descending artery was 100 percent blocked, which meant Rebecca was having a heart attack.<\/p>\n

She was immediately rushed into surgery for a procedure called an angioplasty. The procedure opens the blocked artery, restoring blood flow to the heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy advice to others is to get something checked out if it doesn\u2019t feel right or feels different than normal,\u201d Rebecca said. \u201cI think as moms and busy, working women, we brush things off as no big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Rebecca recovered from surgery, she went to a cardiac rehab program three times a week for six weeks at the RiverPlex in Peoria. The program helps a patients recovering from a heart attack build strength in their heart muscle again.<\/p>\n

Today, Rebecca is back to her regular exercise routine and sees a cardiologist annually to help monitor her heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day I\u2019m thankful,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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