What does a heart attack feel like

The most significant complaint with which patients come to see a cardiologist is chest pain. So, I have seen patients from kids having chest pain to older adults having chest pain. And most of the time, they get panicked. In this article I'm going to talk about which pain is essential.

 

I will first explain to you how it does cardiac pain is called heart attack pain, or in technical terms, it's called angina.

 

What does a heart attack feel like? or How does heart attack feel?

Imagine an elephant sitting on the top of your chest. Rather than pain, it will be a discomfort, and such compressive pain will be there. It'll last for more than two to three minutes. And the pain may radiate to your, both arms, shoulder, jaw, neck, and back. It will be associated with sweating and breathing difficulty and dizziness. You don't need to all have the associated features also.

 

You have heard about how anginal pain becomes to known as a heart attack.

 

Now I'll tell you,

 

What is not an anginal pain?

First

Any pain associated with just a particular spot, for example, a finger-pointing sign. You say the pain is only here, doctor, or only here. It is not anginal pain. It is not anginal pain. The pain is diffuse. It is everywhere.

 

Second

Secondly, any pain which lasts for a, a second, which comes and goes, a pricking pain, a flash of pain, which comes for a second and goes, is not anginal pain. It is not associated with a heart attack. You may not worry about it. It is probably a Musculoskeleton or a bone pain.

The next type of pain is shoulder pain. For example, if you have shoulder pain, or neck pain, you first move your limb, move your left arm or right arm, wherever the pain is. And if that movement causes more pain, that is not heart-related. It is probably muscle pain or bone pain.

 

Third

The third thing is if you walk for a certain distance, you get a choking feeling and stop. And the pain also disappears. You continue to walk you again, get the same pain. It is most probably an anginal pain, caused by the heart.

 

What do you need to do if you have a heart attack?

Approach a doctor, and do a treadmilltest (TMT).

 

What do they do in a treadmill test at TMT?

In a TMT, they connect ECGs. They will create the same scenario of what you are walking in daily activities. So, when you do a TMT, some ECG changes give clues. Whether your pain is related to the heart or a noncardiac pain.

 

What to do when you are unable to decide the heart attack?

Say you have chest pain, and you are not able to decipher whether the pain is cardiac or noncardiac.

Ask the question yourself. Are you a woman or man women?

Usually less than age 40 or 45 women does not develop heart attacks. So, the chances of you having a heart attack in a woman is much less.

Men at any age can get heart attacks. So, the next question is, do you smoke? If you are a smoker? Yes. Then, chances of you having a heart problem are very high. So, you can imagine and take, yes, I am a smoker. I am a gay. At this age, I’m extremely stressed out, not exercising on following unhealthy diet. So, this pain may be cardiac. So, I need to talk to a doctor.

 

Patients usually ask,

 

Whether acidity causes a heart attack or the heart attack causes acidity?

It is just that the heart pain mimics acid reflux. So, any unexpected or, you know, untoward pain, which has happened or which has not previously happened for you. For example, you take a chicken or oily food. You get an acid that reflects acidity. Okay. If you develop an acid problem without having it. Then, it would be best if you were very cautious without having all kinds of oily foods. It can mimic, you know, a heart attack and mimic a similar type of pain. Suppose you have a pain in the, you know, stomach area, and you start to sweat, and the pain radiates up to your jaw to the back. Then it would help if you were cautious.