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Play carefully to test your mind|Heart disease vs. panic disorder, doctors teach you to distinguish symptoms

2021-12-08T03:11:31.621Z


When it comes to rapid heartbeat and increased blood pressure, do you think of panic disorder or heart attack? The symptoms of the two are confusing, but what is the difference? Sammy and Dr. Chen Baixi, a specialist in cardiology, distinguished while playing games


When it comes to rapid heartbeat and increased blood pressure, do you think of panic disorder or heart attack?

The symptoms of the two are confusing, but what is the difference?

Sammy and Dr. Chen Baixi, a cardiology specialist, distinguished the characteristics of panic disorder and heart disease while playing games, and studied the similarities and differences between the two.


Sammy and Dr. Chen Baixi, who specializes in cardiology, have to show signs to distinguish the characteristics of panic disorder and heart disease at the same time in the game, but every time they ask a question, the answers of the two are different. It can be seen that the symptoms of panic disorder and heart disease are actually very similar. People are easily confused.

Sammy said with a smile that he represents the patient, and in his eyes it is difficult to distinguish the symptoms of the two.

Sammy and Dr. Chen Baixi, a cardiology specialist, worked together to distinguish the characteristics of panic disorder and heart disease.

Mood disease and cardiovascular disease

The characteristics of heart disease and panic disorder are both similar but not the same. Dr. Chen Baixi explained the difference between the two: "Panic disorder is a mood disorder and belongs to an anxiety disorder; heart disease is a cardiovascular disease, and heart attack is the most common among them. A serious sign is that the cardiovascular system is suddenly blocked by a blood clot and the myocardium is insufficiently supplied with blood, and then hypoxic necrosis occurs."

Causes of heart attack and panic disorder

As for the causes of heart attack and panic disorder, Dr. Chen Baixi pointed out that the former is caused by physical factors, while the latter is caused by physical factors: "Panic disorders are affected by emotional factors, such as depression or major accidents in life, which lead to serotonin imbalance. , Trigger a panic attack. In addition, cardiovascular disease is caused by the clogging of the cardiovascular system by blood clots, which prevents blood supply to the muscles, leading to a heart attack."

Heart attack and panic attack symptoms

Dr. Chen Baixi said frankly that it is more difficult to distinguish heart disease from panic disorder by seeing only the symptoms, and he needs to cooperate with auscultation: "As usual, the patient's medical history and the auscultation process will be used to distinguish the symptoms. If you only look at the symptoms, sometimes it will be more difficult to distinguish, for example, Under the influence of emotions, there will be symptoms of increased blood pressure and sweating of the palms. However, when a heart attack occurs, the symptoms are more obvious, such as vomiting, diarrhea, discomfort, and even fainting. As for the pain, the heart Attacks will cause chest pain, and the pain will transfer to the chin and shoulders, while panic attacks are body pain, headache, hand numbness, or weakness of the feet. When the heart is damaged and the pumping function is affected, it will even more. Wheezing and coughing are symptoms that are rarely seen during a panic attack."

Dr. Chen Boxi, Specialist in Cardiology

*The content of this article is for reference only and cannot replace clinical medical opinions. For details, please inquire with professional medical staff.

Source: hk1

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