What is Heart attack?

Occurs when blood supply to vital organs gets blocked
>50years / menopausal women at greater risk
Occurs with / without chest pain
Sudden arrest of breathing / heart function
May result in cardiopulmonary arrest
Clot in the arteries blocks blood supply
Occurs due to:

Deposits of calcium / cholesterol
Hereditary factors
Tobacco

Obesity
High blood pressure

Emotional stress
Inflammatory disease of arteries
Trauma / disease of heart

Symptoms of Heart Attack

Chest pain

Shoulder/arm pain
Shortness of breath
Sweating
Heartburn
Nausea
Abdominal pain

First aid

Try to relax
Loosen tight clothes
Take medicine, if any have been prescribed

Pain subsides within 3 min of medicine intake
If not, see a doctor.
Give artifical respiration if required
Give Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) :

If no pulse is detected
By placing palm on chest to pump

15 pumps are followed by 2 artificial respiration
Continue till ambulance / doctor arrives

Heart Attack Prevention

Routine health check-up
Avoid stress
Quit smoking / alcohol

Eat sensibly
Control blood pressure / diabetes

Control weight

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surveypawar - May 25, 2013

My husband have acidity troubles, if he has late meals or it gram dal in dinner he feels burning sensation in chest. has pain in left cheast for long time, feels restless, full and difficult to breath. It doesn't respond to Gelucil, are they symptoms of heart trouble? Is it acidity only?

KingCBharati - Jan 15, 2012

I have a continuous pain in my chest on left side..the pain is very low but extends upto left shoulder and then to arm also...it continues for a couple of days with some times only feeling of sweating..is this a cause of concern..I have consulted doctors a few times but tests were negative...still they asked me to take medicine for cholesterol, BP and Asprin...besides keeping clonazepam mouth dissolving tablets at home....Is there a cause of concern...should I go for angiography...please suggest.
King C Bharati