Silent Heart Attack!
Heart disease remains one of the most common causes of worsening or fatal health conditions worldwide, both in women and men.
The danger is doubled because many people are unaware of their diagnosis, meaning they may have had a heart attack but not given it much thought due to the mild symptoms.
During a silent heart attack, the classic acute chest pain does not occur, and instead the patient experiences only mild discomfort, fatigue, heartburn, and flu-like symptoms. Unfortunately, the danger is real - despite the minor symptoms, the heart muscle is seriously damaged and the risk of an acute cardiac event increases.
Statistically, a silent heart attack occurs in 45% of heart attacks - the diagnosis is much more common in men.
A silent heart attack can be mistaken for another condition, so you should know what symptoms to look out for:
- Angina or chest discomfort;
- Fatigue;
- Shortness of breath;
- Heartburn-like sensation;
- Dizziness, a feeling of your heart racing;
- Prolonged, severe fatigue;
- A feeling as if a muscle has been pulled in the chest or upper back.
This type of heart attack is diagnosed quite by accident, for example, when a person goes to the clinic for another reason (with another complaint) and undergoes an echocardiogram or magnetic resonance imaging.
Source:
https://www.franciscanhealth.org/community/blog/symptoms-of-a-silent-heart-attack
