Heart attack is often announced weeks in advance: 5 typical warning signs to look out for
Created: 10/16/2022 10:07 am
By: Judith Brown
A heart attack can be fatal.
It is all the more important to recognize its harbingers.
They can appear several weeks in advance.
When a person suffers a heart attack, action must be taken quickly.
So there is a chance that the patient will not suffer any serious health consequences or even die from it.
However, there are clear signs, especially in men, that can be assigned to a heart attack - in contrast to women with rather unspecific symptoms, which are often fatal.
Even if the heart suddenly and completely unexpectedly gets into trouble during a heart attack, warning signals can often appear about four weeks beforehand, as scientists have discovered.
Symptoms can even announce a stroke ten years in advance.
A heart attack announces itself weeks in advance: Pay attention to signs
Chest pain can be a sign of a heart attack, even weeks in advance.
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In Germany, around 300,000 people suffer a heart attack every year, with one in three being fatal.
In the event of a heart attack, a region is no longer sufficiently supplied with blood due to the blockage of a coronary artery, since the blood vessels are responsible for the blood and oxygen supply.
Once locked, they can no longer function.
As a result, parts of the heart muscle can die.
This can reduce the pumping power of the heart throughout life.
Cardiac arrhythmias can also result.
Untreated ventricular fibrillation can ultimately lead to death in the worst case.
However, the condition can probably make itself felt several weeks beforehand through symptoms in the body.
According to
Focus Online
, researchers from the American College of Physicians determined this in an investigation.
They interviewed more than 800 people who had suffered and survived a heart attack, as well as their families and doctors.
The following five symptoms emerged, which occurred particularly often in those affected before the heart attack:
difficulty breathing
palpitations
chest pain
sudden low blood pressure and loss of consciousness
other symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain or back pain
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If these symptoms occur, they do not necessarily indicate a heart attack.
However, they should still be examined by a doctor.
Anyone who suffers from it should therefore have the symptoms clarified by a doctor.
A heart attack can be life-threatening for both men and women.
However, the symptoms of a heart attack differ between the sexes.
This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis, treatment or medication. In no way does it replace a visit to the doctor. Unfortunately, our editors are not allowed to answer individual questions about clinical pictures.
