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A 20-year-old male asked:
how often can you have a mini heart attack before it becomes a server heart attack?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Arthur Hammer answered
Pulmonology 51 years experience
No such thing: people do not develop " mini-heart attacks", all real heart attacks are serious
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Doctors! what actions should one take after surviving a heart attack?
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
General Surgery 56 years experience
Same as Before: Good personal choices this time!
no smoking
regular cardiovascular exercize
weight control
watch vital signs, cholesterol, diet etc.
5192 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Could you have a heart attack with normal vitals?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Creighton Wright answered
General Surgery 56 years experience
Yes: Ad no- some will have elevated BP and tachycardia
others low BP and/ or bradycardia.
Need the whole picture.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What can be initial symptoms of heart attack?
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Dr. Andrew Poleszak answered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
Different: Typically chest pain.
5194 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Can you tell me exactly when is a heart attack not a heart attack?
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Dr. Mark Gujer md fasa answered
Anesthesiology 26 years experience
When: You develop chest pain and symptoms of a heart attack but no muscle dies. It could have just been angina without actual cardiac injury. Cardiac lab tests ( enzymes) would be normal.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
It is possible that a heart attack cause your nails to turn purple?
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Dr. Creighton Wright answered
General Surgery 56 years experience
Not usually: Blue/ purple nail beds are a serious sign of poor circulation.
Ischemic tissue with poor flow, or venous congestion and extraction of oxygen due to stasis.
Need diagnosis and treatment.
5176 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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