One of the
most common heart attack symptoms is chest pain or discomfort.
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| Chest pain is one of heart attack symptoms. |
One of the most common heart attack symptoms is chest
pain or discomfort. According to
the cardiologists, typical angina pectoris may feel like a pressure or squeezing
sensation behind the
breastbone or slightly to the left, spreading to the left shoulder and inner
left hand till the ring finger and little finger.
Sometimes it feels like "an elephant is sitting on your chest." The
pain usually lasts more than 20 minutes and even it will not get better with Nitroglycerin. In some cases,
the pain may radiate to the neck, chin, shoulder, back, right hand, or epigastrium.
However, there are some cases of heart attack in which
patients have little or no pain (silent heart attack); frequently seen in
postoperative patients, the elderly, and those
with diabetes or high blood pressure.
Apart from chest discomfort,the patients may have symptoms such as panic, sweating, breathlessness, irregular heartbeat, nausea or
vomiting, and
lightheadedness, etc.
Doctors recommend that acute heart attack is a medical
emergency which should be diagnosed and treated promptly. In case of timely
intervention, modern treatments (such as percutaneous coronary intervention) can save patients’ lives and bring
them back to normal life. The sooner,
the higher chance of survival and the better life quality
of patients get later on.
Therefore, if there occur any symptoms of sudden chest pain, immediately
call the ambulance to the nearest medical facility;
as any delay in treatment can lead to more serious
consequences or even death. Traditional Medicines (such as Angong niuhuang wan) have no clear role in the treatment
of coronary diseases in general and acute heart attack in particular.
Hereinafter, it is not advisable to take Traditional Medicines in case of heart attack. Precious time for
thorough treatment of coronary diseases should not be wasted for searching and
drinking of ineffective
drugs.
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