Symptoms of heart attack can be different in every patient.
Many people experience warning symptoms and signs hours, days or weeks in advance.
In India, almost every day we hear the news of someone dying of heart stroke, cardiac arrest or heart attack. What we ignore or fail to understand are the early signs that lead to tragedy. Amidst the uncertainty, if you want a clear guide on heart stroke signs, prevention and treatment, we are here to guide you. In a conversation with Dr Bipin Chandra Bhamre, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Sir HN Reliance Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, he says that the initial symptoms of heart stroke are few and patients often ignore them. However, these minimal signs should not be ignored.
Symptom
Symptoms of heart attack can be different in every patient. Mild symptoms are present in some individuals. Others display severe symptoms while others show no signs at all. Typical heart attack signs include:
chest discomfort that may be felt as pressure, tightness, aching, pain or discomfort that radiates to the shoulder, arm, back, neck, jaw, teeth, or sometimes the upper abdomen
cold sweat
Tiredness
acid reflux or indigestion
unexpected dizziness or lightheadedness
nausea
difficulty breathing
Typical symptoms in women may include back, arm, or neck pain that is sudden or severe. Sudden cardiac failure can sometimes be an early sign of a heart attack.
Heart attack can happen suddenly. However, many people experience warning symptoms and signs in the hours, days or weeks before. An early warning sign of angina is persistent chest pressure or pain that doesn’t go away with rest. A brief decrease in the amount of blood flowing to the heart causes angina.
Cause
Your heart muscle needs a constant flow of oxygen-rich blood. Vital blood flow to your heart is provided by your coronary arteries. When you have coronary artery disease, your vessels become narrower, which reduces blood flow. You have a heart attack when your blood flow stops.
In your arteries, plaques form from an accumulation of fat, calcium, protein and inflammatory cells.
These plaque deposits have a hard exterior and a squishy, meaty interior.
The outer shell of the plaque breaks down when it hardens. Blood clots develop around the plaque as platelets collect in the area. Muscle cells are quickly destroyed when an artery is blocked by a blood clot, causing permanent damage.
Redressal
know the risk
eat a balanced and healthy diet
Control weight and maintain an active lifestyle
Yearly or six-monthly full-body exams may help
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