People often don’t realize they’re having a heart attack, either because they don’t know the early signs, or because they don’t consider it serious enough to bother emergency services.
“Make no mistake, a heart attack is a medical emergency and requires an emergency call immediately,” says cardiologist Don Adamson.
What are the signs you should pay attention to:
-Pain in the middle of the chest or the left side of it.
-Pain spreads to the arms, especially the left arm, neck, jaw, back, or abdomen.
-You may also feel shortness of breath, lightheadedness, dizziness, sweating, and excessive coughing.
Women are also at risk
-In many cases, heart attacks are not viewed as a health problem that threatens women, given that the incidence rates are higher among men.
Postmenopausal women are at increased risk because they produce less heart-friendly estrogen.
Risk factors
-Lifestyle such as smoking, a high-fat diet, and being overweight can also increase the chances of having a heart attack.
-People with diabetes and high blood pressure are also more susceptible to infection.
Prevention factors
Healthy diets, routine blood pressure and cholesterol checks, and maintaining a healthy weight are among the preventive steps you can take.
2023-09-14 16:50:32
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