How to identify Heart Attack Symptoms?

Many people are having fear of heart attack by deciding themselves with the symptoms which mimic heart attack.
What is a Heart Attack?

The Heart Attack is the term used by the general public.

It is divided into two categories

1)Ischemic Heart Disease(IHD)
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In this condition the blood supply to the heart muscle is diminished due the blockage of blood vessels(Coronary Arteries)

Diminished blood supply also leads to reduced oxygen supply.

So the heart muscle can not function properly and causes mild heart attack symptoms

2)Myocardial Infarction(MI)
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Due to severe severe blockage of blood vessels particular segment of the heart become improper in function, permanently dies and produces massive heart attack symptoms

Other Heart Attack risk factors
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The causes of heart attack depends upon patients age,sex,race,other accompanying disorders and other modifiable risk factors such as cigarette smoking, sedentary life habits and obesity.

Chest pain is considered as the main symptom for heart attack. But silent heart attack symptoms may not include chest pain.

So not having chest pain does not exclude the heart attack.

Warning
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Mortality(death)statistics shows the main time delay is from patient side only. It is the time delay between the onset of symptoms and deciding to consult a doctor. So do not delay to consult your doctor

Whenever you are in the suspicion of having heart attack it is advisable to consult qualified physician or cardiologist. Because the death due to severe heart attack happens with in an hour from the onset of symptoms. This golden hour to save the heart attack patient should not wasted.

Majority of the people are embraced to consult the doctor for the fear to get diagnosed as a confirmed heart patients and they become mentally disturbed themselves.

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