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Heart Attack Symptoms: A 37-year-old woman recently suffered a silent heart attack. According to reports, it is being told that the woman had come to the OPD for examination because she was suffering from stomach upset. The woman often felt a burning sensation in her chest, which went away after drinking water. Also sometimes heaviness was felt and there was slight pain in the back. She was considering it as gas and not a heart attack because the pain would disappear after some time. Not only this, when the doctor asked him for examination, his ECG report, BP and sugar along with pulse rate were also normal. Because of this she did not realize that she was suffering from a heart attack.

How did you find out?

Doctors advised to get another troponin test done if all the reports were correct. The test revealed that the woman had already suffered a silent heart attack. In this test, a specific protein was examined which caused damage to his chest muscles. However, the victim also experienced chest pain, shortness of breath and severe pain in the jaw and arms. During investigation it was found that the woman had PCOS.

What is a silent heart attack and why is it dangerous?

There is a lack of symptoms in a silent heart attack. Like he does not have chest pain or it is so light that he does not feel fear. In this, the problem of breathlessness also seems mild. Its symptoms are so mild that sometimes it is not detected even after testing for weeks or months and the heart has already been damaged. This is dangerous because the mortality rate increases significantly in case of second attack. Silent heart attack can happen to women and those who have diabetes are at higher risk.

How is a silent attack different from a normal heart attack?

The difference in symptoms between a normal heart attack and a silent attack is because in a normal attack there is severe chest pain, which is unbearable. At the same time, in silent attack the symptoms are very mild. A normal attack is detected immediately and hence its investigation is done quickly. But in a silent attack, often even the ECG report is not clear.

Why are its symptoms different in women?

Actually, health experts believe that silent attacks can happen in women due to many reasons. Women above 40 years of age are most affected by this. This also happens due to PCOS-PCOD and low estrogen in the body. Women are at increased risk of silent attacks after menopause. Women who are suffering from diabetes are also at risk. That too more than men.

What are the symptoms of silent attack in women?

• Feeling tired.
• Sudden tension.
• Having trouble breathing.
• Mild pain in the jaw, neck or back.
• Muscle strain.
• Sweating.
• Pain in stomach.