Heart Attack
A Heart Attack can cause discomfort, pressure, heaviness, tightness, squeezing, or pain in your chest, arm, or below your breastbone.
Back, jaw, throat, or arm pain Fullness, indigestion, or a choking sensation (it may feel like heartburn) Sweating, stomach upset, vomiting, or dizziness Severe weakness, anxiety, fatigue, or shortness of breath A fast or irregular heartbeat.
Symptoms can differ from person to person or from one heart attack to the next. Women are more likely than men to experience the following heart attack symptoms:
- Unusual Tiredness
- Shortness of Breath
- Nausea or Vomiting
- dizziness or Lightheadedness
- Discomfort in your gut. It may feel like Indigestion.
- Neck, Shoulder, or Upper Back Pain
Every year, over a million people suffer a heart attack. Someone experiences it every 40 seconds.
Both men and women can suffer from heart attacks. Although they become more common as you get older, there are many risk factors that you can change, such as high blood pressure, high levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, diabetes, and whether you smoke. A cardiac arrest is not the same as a heart attack.
A heart attack is defined as a problem within the heart’s arteries, whereas a sudden cardiac arrest is defined as the heart’s electrical system suddenly failing, causing the heart to stop pumping.
Angina is also not the same as a heart attack. It’s a symptom that can occasionally indicate a heart attack. It indicates chest pain.
And, while it can happen as a result of a heart attack, it can also happen for other reasons. The sensations may occur during normal activities or exertion but will disappear with rest or the administration of nitroglycerin.
Angina symptoms include pressure, pain, squeezing, or a feeling of fullness in the center of the chest. Pain or discomfort in the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw.
If it worsens, lasts longer than 5 minutes, or does not improve after taking nitroglycerin, dial 100. Doctors refer to this as “unstable” angina, and it is an emergency that could be related to a heart attack that is about to occur.
If you have “stable” angina, which is the most common type, your symptoms will usually occur with predictable triggers.
Your heart muscle requires an uninterrupted supply of oxygen-rich blood. Your coronary arteries provide this vital blood supply to your heart.
When you have coronary artery disease, your arteries become narrow, and blood flow is reduced. A heart attack occurs when your blood supply is cut off.
Plaques are formed when fat, calcium, proteins, and inflammatory cells accumulate in your arteries. These plaque deposits have a hard exterior and a soft, mushy interior.
The outer shell of the plaque cracks when it becomes hard. This is known as a rupture. Platelets (disk-shaped components of your blood that aid in clotting) gather in the area, and blood clots form around the plaque.
Remedies to Prevent Heart Attacks
Begin with these seven heart-healthy suggestions:
- Do not use Tobacco or Smoke.
Stopping smoking or using smokeless tobacco is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your heart. Even if you don’t smoke, stay away from secondhand smoke.
Tobacco contains chemicals that are harmful to the heart and blood vessels. Cigarette smoke reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood, raising blood pressure and heart rate because the heart has to work harder to supply enough oxygen to the body and brain.
The risk of heart disease begins to decline as soon as a day after quitting. After a year of not smoking, the risk of heart disease is roughly half that of a smoker.
You’ll start reaping benefits as soon as you quit smoking, no matter how long or how much you smoked.
- Get Started
Aim for at least 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Physical activity on a daily basis can reduce the risk of heart disease.
Physical activity aids in weight management. It also lowers the risk of developing other heart-related conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.
If you haven’t been active in a while, you may need to gradually work your way up to these targets, but in general, you should aim for 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week, such as brisk walking, which is recommended.
75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise per week, such as running. Two or more strength-training sessions per week are recommended.
Even short bursts of activity are beneficial to your heart, so don’t give up if you can’t meet those guidelines.
Moving for just five minutes can help, and activities like gardening, housekeeping, taking the stairs, and walking the dog all contribute to your total.
You don’t have to exercise vigorously to reap the benefits, but you can reap greater rewards by increasing the frequency of your workouts.
- Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet.
A healthy diet can help protect the heart, lower blood pressure, and cholesterol, and lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. A heart-healthy eating plan includes the following foods:
- Vegetables and Fruits
- Beans or other Legumes
- Meats and Fish that are Lean
- Low-Fat or Fat-Free Dairy Products
- Whole Grains
Olive oil, for example, is high in healthy fats.
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan and the Mediterranean diet are two examples of heart-healthy eating plans.
Obesity, particularly around the midsection, raises the risk of heart disease. Excess weight can increase the risk of developing heart disease by causing conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes.
- Get Plenty of Rest
Obesity, high blood pressure, heart attack, diabetes, and depression are all increased in people who do not get enough sleep.
The majority of adults require at least seven hours of sleep per night. Make getting enough sleep a priority in your life.
Set a sleep schedule for yourself and stick to it by going to bed and waking up at the same time every day.
To make it easier to sleep, keep your bedroom dark and quiet. If you feel like you’ve been getting enough sleep but are still tired during the day, ask your doctor if you should be evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that can increase your risk of heart disease.
Loud snoring, short pauses in breathing during sleep, and waking up gasping for air are all symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.
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