Heart diseases are considered to be serious problems and life-threatening. Its risk can be in a person of any age. Especially after covid-19, the risk of problems like heart attack and cardiac arrest has been seen to increase rapidly. Health experts say, the way people are seeing the lifestyle and dietary disturbances, has increased such risks even more. Even children are not safe, with the risk of cardiac arrest being seen in children less than 5 years of age.
Heart disease is becoming more common among people of all ages due to various reasons. Recently actor Nitesh Pandey, actor of the film Om Shanti Om and TV serial Anupama, died of a heart attack, he was 50 years old. Earlier, many people from Satish Kaushik, Siddharth Shukla, Puneet Rajkumar, Singer KK to Raju Srivastava have died due to heart attacks. Doctors say everyone must keep paying attention to the risks of heart attack by following measures to keep the heart healthy.
Let us know about some such symptoms which can be a sign of a heart attack.
Chest pain
The most common symptom of a heart attack is chest pain or discomfort. In this, you may feel tightness-pressure or squeeze in the middle or left side of the chest. This can happen continuously or intermittently, it can last for a few minutes. Most importantly, the discomfort or pain may increase when the patient walks or climbs stairs. If this type of problem is happening, then the advice of a health expert should be taken immediately.
Upper body pain
In the symptoms of a heart attack, pain can spread to the upper part of the body in addition to the chest. Some people may also continue to experience pain in the arms (usually the left arm), back, neck, and jaw. It may also increase with exercise or walking, while it decreases when you rest. Pain in the left arm along with the chest that radiates to the jaws is considered a clear sign of a heart attack.
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Feeling short of breath can be a sign of a heart attack. This symptom can also occur without chest pain. Difficulty in breathing during walking or sleeping is a very important symptom that can be related to the severity of heart disease. If you experience difficulty in breathing, as well as chest pain or discomfort, consult a doctor immediately.
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