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Scott Acton was cycling about 200 miles a week in preparation for his yearlong ride around the world. It was a lifelong goal, and he\u2019d already done a lot of planning, from getting permission to go to Cuba to setting up talks about the James Webb Space Telescope<\/a> he\u2019s been working on as a scientist at Ball Aerospace. Little did the 55-year-old know he\u2019d also been laying the groundwork for something else \u2014 heart disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was one cheeseburger away from a massive heart attack,\u201d Acton said.<\/p>\n

It was early August 2015. Acton\u2019s daughter was getting married in less than a week, and Acton was out cycling in preparation for his Oct. 1 big trip departure from Boulder. As he started off on his ride, he felt pain in his chest. This had happened before but always subsided after he rode a few miles. This time felt different, so Acton headed to the closest urgent care.<\/p>\n

It was there that he was urged to see a cardiologist \u2014 immediately.<\/p>\n

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Scott Acton in the midst of a 14,000-mile cycle adventure, which started just six months after a quadruple bypass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Acton had known for about two years that he needed to address his diet \u2014 he had high cholesterol among a few other issues \u2014 and he had started experimenting with ways to eat healthier, such as eliminating egg yolks in his diet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was healthy in many ways, just not in terms of my arteries,\u201d Acton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cExercise doesn\u2019t make you immune to cardiovascular disease,\u201d said Dr. Patrick Green<\/a>, a UCHealth cardiologist and medical director of Poudre Valley Medical Fitness in Windsor. \u201cIf you are exercising and have discomfort or shortness of breath more than normal, there is a reason for concern. Get it checked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

But he also warns that people can have heart disease without showing any symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u201cA third of the time, the first symptom is a heart attack, and of those, one-third of the attacks are fatal,\u201d Green said. \u201cEveryone should have their cardiac risk assessed periodically. The place to start is with your primary care provider.\u201d<\/p>\n

A stress test of Acton\u2019s heart showed that he needed a quadruple bypass.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not want to have this surgery. I had plans,\u201d Acton said. \u201cMy daughter was getting married in three days, but the doctor told me that if I waited, they\u2019d be having a wedding-funeral combo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Acton was able to participate in his daughter\u2019s wedding from his hospital bed at Medical Center of the Rockies via Facetime, and he postponed his bicycle trip after being assured that he\u2019d still be able to go \u2014 and that surgery would allow him to be even stronger than before.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf someone has severe blockage in multiple heart arteries, their long-term survival improves from surgery,\u201d said Acton\u2019s cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Steven Cummings<\/a>, who, along with the MCR Heart team, operates on nearly 400 hearts a year.<\/p>\n

Acton doesn\u2019t downplay his experience after surgery \u2014 breathing tubes gave him feelings of asphyxiation and he couldn\u2019t keep water down the first few hours. But the great staff at MCR helped him come through, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe human aspect they brought to my care was extremely important,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Acton said he also became depressed after surgery, which happens in 30 to 35 percent of cardiac surgery patients, according to Dr. John Rumsfeld, a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Although the debate continues about whether heart disease causes depression or if depression causes heart disease, Rumsfeld stresses the importance recognizing signs and screening patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cDepression is a very burdensome disease that involves physiological changes such as increased adrenaline and a higher chance of blood clots,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to be proactive and screen patients, and should treat it as actively as we do high blood pressure or diabetes in cardiac patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scott Acton cruises down a road in France on the second leg of his 14,000-mile cycle trip around the world. It\u2019s pushed Acton\u2019s body to the limit, but his heart has been 100 percent. Acton thanks UCHealth in saving his life and allowing him to be stronger than ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Besides medication, cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to help with one\u2019s overall recovery, including depression.<\/p>\n

\u201cCardiac rehabilitation doesn’t get the same attention as medications and medical procedures, but it\u2019s been recommended in medical\u00a0guidelines for many years, and there are many studies that show it works,\u201d Rumsfeld said. \u201cPeople in cardiac\u00a0rehab recover more quickly and are less likely to suffer from depression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Within a few days of surgery, Acton was up walking MCR\u2019s halls. A week later he was walking four miles, and the following week, he started rehab and got on a stationary bike. It was his cardiac rehab \u2014 being able to jump back on a bike \u2014 that gave him hope and helped him through his post-surgery depression, he said.<\/p>\n

By April 2016, Acton was better than ever and departed for his 14,000-mile bicycling trip, which would take him to far-flung destinations from Canada and Alaska to France, Turkey and Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe ready for some challenging months, but then be ready for good things on your horizon,\u201d he said over the phone, from a bike path in France. \u201cYou can\u2019t believe what I\u2019m seeing and experiencing now and that wouldn\u2019t have been possible had I given up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past few months, I have pushed my body to its limits and have encountered all kinds of pain \u2014 but my heart has been 100 percent,\u201d Acton said. \u201cIf I were to underscore any message about my heart, it would be this: Don\u2019t be fooled, exercising alone doesn\u2019t make you immune to heart disease. No one should have to have this surgery. Find out your risks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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