oh no now im freaked everyone told me i cant have all the heart attacks i think i do or i would really have bad symptoms. last night my dog barked and really made me jump, my heart was racing and i had chest pain i been ok today but am so scared
Many people have silent heart attacks and continue to live. My Dad had 4 heart attacks and continued to live. The key is how badly damaged is the heart from the heart attack. Usually an angiogram is used to find narrowings and blockages in the vessels.
would an echo detect these problems or can they just come from nowhere? if you did have a heart attack and just thought it was anxiety pains how long would you stay alive for?
A heart attack happens when your hearts oxygen saturation drops to a certain low level. This can happen from many possible causes. Most of the time it is heart disease, clogged arteries, or possibly erratic beating of the heart which causes it. Sleep apnea also is a new major factor of heart problems, so watch out for that.
Jondsam (RN, BSN)
Sometimes a clot can travel from another part of the body and block a vessel causing a heart attack. Sometimes plaque from a partially clogged vessel can break loose and cause a blockage. In rare cases a severe vaso-spasm may cause a heart attack.