Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the united states, with 614,348 in 2017. Is this what you think of when you think of what a heart attack looks like?<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Redd Foxx as Fred Sandford is probably the classic example of what a \u201cheart attack\u201d looks like for many of us over the age of 40. Fred had The Big One just about every episode of this classic TV show.\u00a0 In one memorable episode, his son Lamont actually runs down the symptoms check list:<\/p>\n<p>Lamont: Is it a tight feeling across the chest?<br \/>\nFred:\u00a0 Yea<br \/>\nLamont: Pain in the back or left shoulder?<br \/>\nFred:\u00a0 Yea<br \/>\nLamont: Little dizziness, kinda sick to your stomach?<br \/>\nFred: Yea<br \/>\nLamont: I guess you having (heart attack) number 16 then<\/p>\n<p>While Fred was faking his many heart attacks to get what he wanted, the rundown of the symptoms and the continuous sight of Fred unsteady on his feet and clutching the left side of his chest clued a whole generation of Americans into the classic symptoms of a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>These, however, are really the classic symptoms of the <strong><em>middle-aged male<\/em><\/strong> heart attack.\u00a0 Research has shown that many Americans \u2013 particularly female, elderly and diabetic patients \u2013 display much more subtle and insidious symptoms of heart attacks.\u00a0 For these patients, looking for The Big One could be especially deadly.<\/p>\n<p>Women and the very elderly who have heart attacks are more likely to feel pain in the lower back, lower jaw or upper abdomen, and often manifest in ways that make their victims feel as if they have the flu.\u00a0 They may experience intense fatigue and shortness of breath, along with dizziness and nausea.\u00a0 They may feel as though they have an achy back or jaw.\u00a0 These symptoms may last for hours or even days before more classic symptoms begin to show (if they ever do.)<\/p>\n<p>For diabetics, the situation can be even more complicated because diabetic nerve pain (DNP) can blunt or block the pain coming from the heart muscle.\u00a0 This leaves the person with symptoms that can easily be passed off as a flu, exhaustion or some other less sinister malady.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the rub \u2013 the longer a person waits to get help, the more damage there can be to the heart muscle, and the more impact the heart attack can have on that person\u2019s quality of life going forward. OR \u2013 the longer a person waits to get help, the more likely it will be that the heart will go into cardiac arrest and the person will die.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s think about what\u2019s happening when someone has a heart attack.\u00a0 One of the vessels that supplies the heart muscle with oxygen either is blocked or breaks.\u00a0 The heart tissue is then being deprived of its oxygen, so it begins to die. The longer this goes on, the more of the heart tissue is affected. The more of the heart tissue that is affected, the greater chance the heart will give up and stop beating. So \u2013 quicker action keeps more of the heart healthy.<\/p>\n<p>SO – spread the word!\u00a0 Remember, if someone you love is experiencing unexplained fatigue, malaise, dizziness, nausea, or pain in the extremities or torso, get that person to medical attention!<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[spb_text_block title=”Recognizing Heart Attack Symptoms” pb_margin_bottom=”no” pb_border_bottom=”no” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”] Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the united states, with 614,348 in 2017. Is this what you think of when you think of what a heart attack looks like? 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