What are the first symptoms of a heart attack

What are symptoms of Heart attack first aid Health Article??

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Heart attacks can cause a wide range of symptoms, from mild to intense. Women, the elderly, and people with diabetes are more likely to have subtle or atypical symptoms. Symptoms in adults may include: Chest pain Usually in the center of th…

Are there usually symptoms of heart disease prior to heart attack…?

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Yes, usually a lot of patients will have symptoms. These may be anything from shortness of breath to decreased exercise tolerance; perhaps swelling of their ankles, palpitations, and fatigue; and, of course, the obvious chest pain which is …

How Long Do Heart Attack Symptoms Last?

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According to the American Heart Association, over 1 million people have heart attacks every year. Half of them die from the attack; others are left permanently disabled. Read More

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How do heart attack symptoms differ between men and women?

Q: What are the symptoms of a heart attack and how do they differ between men and women?

A: central chest pain (heaviness or tightness or squeezing type of pain) radiating to the left arm and sometimes to the right arm , tha neck and jaw. shortness of breath and excessive sweating Loss of consciousness and sudden death The most common symptoms of MI in women include dyspnea, weakness, and fatigue. Fatigue, sleep disturbances, and dyspnea have been reported as frequently occurring symptoms which may manifest as long as one month before the actual clinically manifested ischemic event. In women, chest pain may be less predictive of coronary ischemia than in men

When symptoms start, how long until a heart attack usually occurs?

Q: I thought I might be having heart attack symptoms about two days ago, and now today I have some chest discomfort. Do heart attack occur the day symptoms start? its been nearly 3 days now.I just think I might only be sick…since I have a runny nose and I’m only 15. I am overweight though…

A: For the sake of all, people tend to ignore heart attack symptoms- “it’s not happening to me”. As a result they make their condition worse and reduce their chance of survival. Heart attacks usually don’t come in the “movie” variety where everyone knows what’s wrong. More often it’s a little pain that comes and goes, indigestion etc. Sometimes they are silent and you cannot tell it happened; those are the worst. There are drugs that can be administered shortly after an attack that can remove the clot and save damage. If you wait, it’s too late for that and the heart muscle that died is gone forever. It’s a standard routine in ER’s . The only way to know if it is a heart attack or not is to get there and get tested. Don’t worry about going and finding out it’s nothing. Worry about not going and finding out later it was something. That little ache in the arm or back pain may be the only warning you get. Heart attack symptoms attached.

Could these be heart attack symptoms in a female?

Q: I just experienced these very weird feelings tonight while on here and for the first time 2 days ago. I am a bit concerned they could be early warnings of a stroke/ heart attack. I am over 35 and do smoke and take the pill. I am not over weight, have low cholesterol, BP, etc and my GP says a low dose estrogen pill for me is okay. Here are the symptoms- I know in women they can be different than men. It starts with intense and sudden pain on the bones of both jaws and then is followed by a tightness in my forehead and then a crushing pain in an oval right above my breasts in the center of my chest. Along with that, I am just awash with a general ill feeling and then after about 10-15 minutes it passes. I will ask my GP Monday about this but do any of you know if these could be warning signs.? ThanksThanks- I am fully aware of the risks and trust my GP. In cases of NO other risk factors being present, as in my case, smoking women over 35 only have a 1% greater risk than others on the pill. I am not asking for a DX, just curious if anyone has heard of these symptoms. 🙂

A: You could be having some typre of seizure or allergic reaction. I was in the Air Force for 4 1/2 years when I started have trouble concentrating. I found out that I had frontal lobe epilepsy that was compounded by rapid changes in air pressure (from being in a helicopter.)It’s good that you’re going to the doctor.