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Warning Signs of Heart Attack

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

heart attackHow many of us react well in a fast, or how many specialists also appreciate a quick way for a patient in this condition shows signs of heart attack? The more time is lost, the more the heart muscle loses.

The trick with heart attacks is to know what to do in the shortest time possible. And that is sometimes not easy. Cheney experienced the classic chest pain called “angina”, usually described as a crushing pain, crushing, which begins at the center of the chest and radiates to the shoulders, neck, arms or back.

Angina is the way the body Expeso the heart is starting to die, the heart muscle is demanding that does not receive oxygen from the blood to have been one or more blocked coronary arteries.

However, the message body is sometimes not clear. You may suffer angina and do not necessarily have a heart attack, and you can have a heart attack without chest pain caused by angina.

The most common symptoms are the extreme difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath. Other signs include nausea, sweating, dizziness, palpitations or anxiety.

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