Warning signs of heart attack

A heart attack comes when the flow of blood to the heart is blocked. The blockage is most often due to a buildup of fat cholesterol and other substances, which forms a plaque in the arteries that feed the heart coronary arteries. The plaque eventually breaks away in the form of a clot. The interrupted blood flow can damage or destroy part of the heart muscle.

Signs and Symptoms associated with Heart Attack:

• Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
• Loss of breath with or without chest discomfort.
• Other signs and symptoms such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.

Few heart attacks may strike suddenly, but many people have warning signs and symptoms hours, days or weeks in advance. The earliest warnings might be recurrent chest pain or pressure angina that’s triggered by exertion and relieved by rest. Angina is caused by a temporary decrease in blood flow to the heart.

Heart attack risk factors include:

• Age Group.
• High blood pressure.
• High blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels.
• Obesity or overweight
• Metabolic syndrome.
• The family history of heart attack.
• Lack of physical activity.

A heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction, can be fatal.

Signs of a heart attack include:-

• Pressure, tightness, pain.
• Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain.
• Less of breath.
• Cold
• Fatigue.
• Lightheadedness or sudden dizziness.