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Often we believe that having a heart attack means unbearable severe pain in the chest, tingling in the left hand and suddenly falling on the ground. But do you know that in about 20% to 50% of the cases, heart attack occurs without any specific chest pain? In the language of medical science ‘Silent Heart Attack’ (Silent Myocardial Infarction) It is said.

Often people ignore its initial symptoms as normal fatigue, gas in the stomach, acidity or muscle strain, which can later prove to be fatal or cause permanent damage to the heart. Let us understand in detail the 5 main warning signs of silent heart attack mentioned by doctors from a health reporter’s perspective.

1. Feeling slight pressure or strange heaviness in the chest.

There is no sharp or sudden chest pain in a silent heart attack. Instead, a slight pressure, tightness, or heaviness is felt in the center of the chest. This discomfort comes for a few minutes and then goes away. Many times people consider it as indigestion and take antacid medicine, which proves to be the biggest mistake.

2. Pain spreading to the jaw, neck, back or shoulders

If you are feeling slight strain and pain in the jaw, neck, upper back or shoulders without any heavy work or exercise, then do not take it lightly. When the blood flow to the heart is obstructed, the nerves start sending this pain to the surrounding organs instead of the chest.

3. Excessive fatigue and weakness without any reason

If you are not doing any heavy work throughout the day, yet you are feeling extreme fatigue and weakness continuously for several days, then it can be a sign of heart weakness. When the heart does not get enough oxygen and blood supply, the body has to work twice as hard to function normally.

4. Shortness of breath and cold sweat after walking a little.

If you start breathing very fast while climbing stairs or just after taking a short walk and without any heat or exercise suddenly your body becomes stressed. Cold Sweats If it starts coming, then it is a big sign of silent cardiac arrest or attack.

5. Dizziness, vomiting or nausea

Sudden dizziness, feeling light-headed or nausea in the stomach like that which occurs during flu/acidity – these are also the main symptoms of a silent attack. Due to insufficient amount of blood reaching the heart, there is a lack of oxygen to the brain and abdominal organs.

Who are at highest risk of silent heart attack?

According to cardiologists, the following people have the highest risk of silent heart attack:

• Diabetes patients: Due to nerve damage (Diabetic Neuropathy), they are unable to feel pain.

• High blood pressure (High BP) and high cholesterol People suffering from.

• Men and women above 45 years of age.

• People with stressful lifestyle and smokers.

Advice: If you feel two or three of the above mentioned symptoms together, do not consider it as normal acidity and immediately get an ECG test done in the nearest hospital and consult a doctor. Only timely identification can save your life.