The Main Symptoms That Occur When Having A Heart Attack

The Main Symptoms That Occur When Having A Heart Attack
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The heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction, is one of the leading causes of death in the world. The heart attack occurs when some of the heart muscle starts to stop responding due to inadequate oxygen supply from the blood to the heart.

The heart doesn’t receive enough blood because of the obstruction of coronary arteries by blood clots or cholesterol plaques. And while 90% of people survive their first heart attack, almost 10% do not. In addition, many people don’t know the symptoms of heart attack, choosing to ignore them most of the time.

It is very important to know the main symptoms of myocardial infarction because you can prevent it. Here they are:

Acute pain in the chest
Pain associated with a heart attack appears suddenly in the chest area. And it is a severe and suffocating pain. Like someone’s piercing your heart. This pain, for example, angina, lasts a few minutes and often disappears after a while if the blood flow is restored to the heart. But if it is not, then the pain expands very quickly into the arms, back, throat, and then in the head.

Jaw or teeth pain
This symptom is more commonly seen in women than in men when they have a heart attack. And it is not accompanied by chest pain.

Narrow breathing
This is another common symptom of a heart attack, in which the person suddenly feels he needs air. This feeling of choking may occur before chest pain becomes intense or occurs at the same time.

Excessive sweating
Cold sweat is often the symptom we notice when a person is suffering from a heart attack. If sweating is accompanied by the symptoms listed above, it is a sign that you have to go to a hospital.

Feeling nausea or vomiting
Pain spreads very quickly in the upper part of the stomach and causes epigastric pain, which gives indigestion, inflammation, nausea and vomiting during a heart attack.

Pain in the arm
During a heart attack, people often feel intense pain in the left arm, shoulders and back. But this symptom is not always limited to the left part.

What do you have to do if you have a heart attack?
The most important thing is to turn to help and inform people to call an ambulance. Do not forget that time is crucial in such cases.


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Anna is an avid blogger with an educational background in medicine and mental health. She is a generalist with many other interests including nutrition, women's health, astronomy and photography. In her free time from work and writing, Anna enjoys nature walks, reading, and listening to jazz and classical music.

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