Three Major Indicators of Heart Attack

The signs of a heart attack can be subtle. Remember my friend who didn’t realize he had a heart attack? Not everyone experiences the same symptoms in the same way when they’re having a heart attack. Knowing yourself is a great way to start. Are you familiar with your risk factors? Have you had your cholesterol levels and blood pressure tested within the last year? If you aren’t at high risk for a heart attack, that chest pain might be gas or heartburn. That pain in your arm might be from rearranging the furniture. But if you are at risk, … Continue reading

Not Enough People Know the Signs of a Heart Attack

A survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that too many Americans don’t know all the warning signs of a heart attack. Do you? More bad news from the CDC when it comes to heart attacks: More than nine hundred thousand Americans have heart attacks each year. More than one hundred and fifty thousand Americans die from a heart attack each year. Approximately seventy five thousand Americans die within an hour of symptom onset. Quick action and awareness of the symptoms are critical if you’re going to survive a heart attack. In case you weren’t sure, the five … Continue reading

Heartburn or Heart Attack

One of the most common reasons for a person to visit the emergency room is for chest pains. But is that chest pain a heart attack, or just a really bad case of heartburn? Knowing the symptoms can help you determine when you’ve got an emergency on your hands. Heartburn and heart attacks frequently occur in similar types of people — especially overweight people and older people. Believe it or not, the pain of a heart attack and the pain of a severe case of heartburn can be difficult for even the experts to distinguish. A person with severe chest … Continue reading

Heart Attack Warning Signs

Most heart attacks start slowly. A person having a heart attack may not know something is seriously wrong… and may wait too long before getting help. Here are the most common symptoms of a heart attack. Chest discomfort. You may feel pressure, a feeling of squeezing, fullness, or pain in the center of the chest. The discomfort may last for several minutes or may appear and come back. This is the most common symptom of a heart attack! Upper body discomfort. You may feel pain in one or both arms, in the back, in the stomach, or in the jaw. … Continue reading