Symptoms of heart attack

Not all strokes myocardial begins with a pain in his chest. In several studies, one-third of participants who suffered a heart attack did not report any chest pain preceding stroke. Of note is that the vast majority of subjects who reported no chest pain before stroke were older people, female or people suffering from diabetes.
Signs and symptoms that precede a heart attack are not the same in all people. The first sign of heart attack can be a mild pain or minimal discomfort. In some people, symptoms do not appear. Heart attacks that do not have any specific event or intense are called silent myocardial stroke.
– Pain or discomfort in the chest. The most common symptom is pain precedes heart attack or chest discomfort. This event includes the occurrence of new or changes in pain intensity of pain already. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center or left side of the chest, which persists for several minutes or intermittently. The discomfort can feel like pressure, fullness or pain in the chest.
Persistent chest pain that occur even when you rest, may be signs of a heart attack. Any person suffering from such pain must be the doctor for inspection as soon as possible.

Indigestion. Sometimes pain during a heart attack may feel as an indigestion or heartburn.
Angina. The symptoms of angina can be similar to those of a heart attack. Angina is chest pain that occurs in people with coronary artery disease. These pains often occur when persons are most active and persist only a few minutes and then disappear completely.

Other signs and symptoms of myocardial infarctionPain in the upper body. The pain may spread to the shoulders, arms, back, neck, teeth or jaw. It is possible to suffer a heart attack that involves symptoms in the upper body and the chest area missing entirely.
Shortness of breath. Often, people who have a heart attack shows this event. Most times may be the only sign that the person has a heart attack without other symptoms are present.
Anxiety. Individuals can have anxiety for no apparent reason, which can occur several hours before the onset of myocardial infarction.
Sweat. Suddenly, people who suffer a heart attack start to sweat and his skin felt clammy.
Nausea and vomiting. In some cases, heart attack is preceded by vomiting or stomach discomfort strong.

Symptoms of women suffering a heart attack
Although most people who experience a heart attack report chest pain during myocardial present, women may have different symptoms from those of men. These include:

•      shoulder pain and upper back pain
•      teeth or jaw pain
•      unusual fatigue lasting several days.

In a large study, involving 1,500 women who have had a myocardial infarction, the most commonly reported symptoms were unusual fatigue, sleep disturbance, difficulty breathing, indigestion and anxiety. Most women surveyed reported at least one of these symptoms more than one month before the heart attack.

Silent myocardialIn some people, heart attack begins without any event – in this case, it is silent myocardial infarction. A silent MI can occur among all patients at high risk of heart attack, although this type of stroke is more common among diabetic patients. Silent myocardial infarction can be diagnosed during a routine medical examination.

When to seek emergency care
Calling emergency medical service is the best plan because medical staff can evaluate your condition and can manage, if necessary, oxygen and medications to increase the chances of survival in case of an attack. According to statistics, people who seek emergency medical service quickly get to the hospital and get immediate attention.
Experts will recommend taking aspirin, if heart attack is in progress. In addition, the ambulance paramedics are trained to administer first aid in a professional manner and can use medical instruments present in the ambulance to the heart muscle and save lives.
Even if you are near a hospital that has an emergency room, you should still ask for ambulance services, rather than be transported by other means. Patients who arrive at the hospital by ambulance often go straight to the emergency room.
There is another important reason why you need to call emergency and ask for ambulance transport. Often, during or immediately after myocardial infarction, complications arise (eg, arrhythmias) that can put even more life-threatening. In this case, the persons concerned need cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In addition, if you are in the ambulance, paramedics can use the defibrillator. These actions substantially increase the chances of survival of the patient.