How to Know if You're Having a Heart Attack

How to Know if You're Having a Heart Attack

How to Know if You're Having a Heart Attack

Could you be having a heart attack and not know it? A Michigan Medicine expert from the Frankel Cardiovascular Center describes the signs and symptoms of a heart attack.

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1.032 -> (light music)
2.04 -> - We're here today to talk about chest pain
5.32 -> and what to look for when you're having a heart attack.
8.75 -> So it is very important to understand
11.589 -> the difference between the two.
13.76 -> When someone is having chest pain,
16.62 -> especially if that chest pain comes on
18.47 -> when they're exerting themselves,
20.14 -> this is a condition known as angina.
22.28 -> Angina is when the arteries of the heart
24.968 -> are narrowed down, but not completely closed off.
28.734 -> This is very different from a heart attack.
32.01 -> A heart attack is when the arteries of the heart
34.84 -> suddenly close off.
37.08 -> The sudden closure of the arteries of the heart,
40.65 -> a heart attack, causes a sensation of chest pain.
44.77 -> Now, this chest pain is often described
48 -> by patients as a band around the chest, a tightness.
52.38 -> Some have even said like an elephant sitting on their chest.
56.3 -> This is a pain, pressure sensation
58.53 -> that would go up the jaw, down the arm,
62.29 -> often times associated with nausea,
65.32 -> sometimes even vomiting, and a sweatiness.
69.58 -> Just covered in sweat, suddenly.
72.78 -> Now, these symptoms generally come on very quickly
76.38 -> and don't go away with rest.
79.29 -> Whereas, angina, or chest pain due to narrowed arteries,
84.04 -> often times will go away when you rest.
88.03 -> Because heart attack is so serious
90.39 -> and so deadly, in a situation like that,
93 -> it's critical that you call 9-1-1 immediately
97.55 -> if you're having these symptoms.
99.509 -> (light music)

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hekjiCqb9-g