Chest pain, nausea and dizziness are warning signs and can indicate a heart attack weeks before it occurs. Experts point to other heart attack symptoms.
About 30% of deaths in Brazil are due to cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death worldwide heart attack the big bad. Also called acute myocardial infarction or heart attack, this problem can be fatal.
A heart attack occurs when one or more arteries that carry oxygen to the heart (coronary arteries) are suddenly blocked by a clotformed over a fatty plaque (atheroma) existing on the inner wall of the artery.
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Some people are more prone to a heart attack. The main risk factors for a heart attack are: smoking, hypertension, cholesterol high, diabetessedentary lifestyle, obesity, stress, alcoholism and family history of heart attack.
However, with proper care and attention, it is possible to notice the signs (even if very subtle) of a heart attack weeks before it occurs. “The first symptoms appear in about 50% of cases, but are usually ignored,” says cardiologist Rogério Marra, of the Samaritano de São Paulo Hospital. Below, learn about some signs that, when combined, could be early indicators of a heart attack:
1. Pain in the chest region
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See also
Heart attack: symptoms, what causes it and how to prevent it
Chest pain: causes and when it could be a heart attack
Dizziness: what it can be and how to treat it
Chest pain: is it myocardial infarction or excess gas? Know how to differentiate
Source: Terra
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