12 SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE

Why is heart disease so deadly? One reason is that many people are slow to seek help when symptoms arise. Yes, someone gripped by sudden chest pain probably knows to call emergency number.But heart symptoms aren't always intense or obvious, and they vary from person to person and according to gender.

Because it can be hard to make sense of heart symptoms, doctors warn against ignoring possible warning signs, waiting to see if they go away, or being quick to blame them on heartburn, muscle soreness, or other less serious, non-cardiac causes. That's especially true for people over 65, as well as for people with heart risk factors, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, diabetes, or a family history of heart disease.

The more risk factors you have, the higher the likelihood that a symptom means something is going on with your heart. "People often don't want to admit that they're old enough or sick enough to have heart trouble. Putting off treatment for other medical problems might not be so bad, but a serious heart problem can mean sudden death."

So,below are some of the basic symptoms which you observe couple of days before heart-attack strikes you.Keep in mind these signs and possibilities and don't ignore if these things happen with you...

1. Chest discomfort 

Pain in the chest is the classic symptom of heart attack.But not all heart attacks cause chest pain, and chest pain can stem from ailments that have nothing to do with the heart.Chest discomfort is a common symptom of heart, lung and digestive disorders and of physical injury. Discomfort felt in the chest can result from a lack of blood flow to vital organs or from inflammation of the heart, lungs or esophagus.

Heart-related chest pain is often centered under the breastbone, perhaps a little to the left of center. The pain has been likened to "an elephant sitting on the chest," but it can also be an uncomfortable sensation of pressure, squeezing, or fullness.

Women, more so than men, can also experience a burning sensation in their chest, rather than a pressure or pain. "Sometimes people make the mistake that the pain comes from a stomach problem."

2. Cough 

Persistent coughing or wheezing can be a symptom of heart failure -- a result of fluid accumulation in the lungs. In some cases, people with heart failure cough up bloody phlegm.

3. Dizziness

Heart attacks can cause light headedness and loss of consciousness. So can potentially dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities known as arrhythmia's.

4. Fatigue

Especially among women, unusual fatigue can occur during a heart attack as well as in the days and weeks leading up to one. And feeling tired all the time may be a symptom of heart failure.

Of course, you can also feel tired or fatigued for other reasons. How can you tell heart-related fatigue from other types of fatigue?

"If you don't feel well and all the wind is knocked out of your sails, don't try to figure it out on the Internet or from a book," says Goldberg. "Wasting time is dangerous."

5. Nausea or lack of appetite

 It's not uncommon for people to feel sick to their stomach or throw up during a heart attack. And abdominal swelling associated with heart failure can interfere with appetite.

6. Pain in other parts of the body

 In many heart attacks, pain begins in the chest and spreads to the shoulders, arms, elbows, back, neck, jaw, or abdomen. But sometimes there is no chest pain -- just pain in these other body areas like one or both arms, or between the shoulders. The pain might come and go.

7. Rapid or irregular pulse

Doctors say that there's usually nothing worrisome about an occasional skipped heartbeat. But a rapid or irregular pulse -- especially when accompanied by weakness, dizziness, or shortness of breath -- can be evidence of a heart attack, heart failure, or an arrhythmia. Left untreated, some arrhythmia's can lead to stroke, heart failure, or sudden death.

8. Shortness of breath

People who feel winded at rest or with minimal exertion might have a pulmonary condition like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But breathlessness could also indicate a heart attack or heart failure.

Sometimes people having a heart attack don't have chest pressure or pain but feel extremely short of breath. "It's like they've just run a marathon when they haven't even moved." During a heart attack, shortness of breath often accompanies chest discomfort, but it can also occur before or without chest discomfort.

9. Sweating

Breaking out in a cold sweat is a common symptom of heart attack.You might just be sitting in a chair when all of a sudden you are really sweating like you had just worked out.

10. Swelling

Heart failure can cause fluid to accumulate in the body. This can cause swelling (often in the feet, ankles, legs, or abdomen) as well as sudden weight gain and sometimes a loss of appetite.

11. Weakness

In the days leading up to a heart attack, as well as during one, some people experience severe, unexplained weakness.

12. Anxiety

Heart attack can cause intense anxiety or a fear of death. Heart attack survivors often talk about having experienced a sense of "impending doom."

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