What are the warning signs of a heart attack?
8 doctors weighed in:
What are the warning signs of a heart attack?
8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Steven Ajluni
Internal Medicine - Cardiology
In brief:
Heart attack
Sudden chest pain-often described as discomfort (tightness or pressure like) in upper chest associated with radiation to jaw or arm, with sweating/shortness of breath/lightheadedness.
Any or all of these features can indicate a heart attack. This classic presentation, however, is only described in a third of cases. Atypical chest pain/ or no symproms occur in 2/3 patients.
In brief:
Heart attack
Sudden chest pain-often described as discomfort (tightness or pressure like) in upper chest associated with radiation to jaw or arm, with sweating/shortness of breath/lightheadedness.
Any or all of these features can indicate a heart attack. This classic presentation, however, is only described in a third of cases. Atypical chest pain/ or no symproms occur in 2/3 patients.
Dr. Steven Ajluni
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Dr. Charlene Sojico
some people experience feelings of indigestion,not knowing they are already having a heart attack .
Dr. Creighton Wright
Surgery
In brief:
Variable
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
signs: cold clammy low pulse rate, or fast irregular
sudden death, .
In brief:
Variable
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
signs: cold clammy low pulse rate, or fast irregular
sudden death, .
Dr. Creighton Wright
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