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It is possible to have heart attack without chest pain and getting recovered from it without knowing even that it was heart attack, without medicine?

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Heart attack: There is the phenomenon of silent heart attack which is as you describe.

Answered 5/21/2013

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Variable but YES: Symptoms: chest and neck and left arm pain can all occur elephant sitting on your chest shortness of breath fatigue anxiety fear some are asymptomatic or have minimal pain! may occur during sleep, sedation, anesthesia etc. May e detected later by ekg, echo, or angiogram.

Answered 12/9/2013

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