Al-Marsad newspaper: Dr. Svetlana Beazrova, a specialist in cardiovascular diseases, revealed that the most common sign of a heart attack is pain that occurs behind the sternum in the left half of the chest.
Duration of pain
According to the newspaper “Izvestia”, this pain lasts from 5 to 20 minutes, and some patients also feel shortness of breath, heaviness, and heartburn in the chest.
When do these symptoms appear?
And the doctor says: “These symptoms appear against the background of physical activity, stress, high blood pressure, and overeating. Heart pain goes away quickly within 1-3 minutes after taking a nitroglycerine pill.”
Other symptoms
According to her, 10-20 percent of patients feel atypical symptoms of myocardial infarction, which remind them of other diseases, such as acute pain in the abdomen, teeth, rectum, toes, and the right side of the chest when walking, and severe dizziness.
Head to the doctor immediately
She added, “Many patients feel a decrease in tolerance for usual physical activity, and rapid fatigue. The variety of symptoms of an approaching myocardial infarction often leads to delay in medical care. Therefore, when the above symptoms appear, it is necessary to consult a doctor immediately to determine the cause.”
2023-08-16 01:59:37
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