WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE AN IMPENDING HEART ATTACK?

A sudden heart attack coming on is a serious, unmistakeable event. But have you ever considered giving the more subtle signs of an impending heart attack any kind of serious attention? Physicians most certainly do, and they're quick to act aggressively when presented with a patient complaining of these signs. It's a very good idea to not feel foolish for seeking medical attention when experiencing even very tenuous indications that something may not be quite right. No doctor is going to laugh, guaranteed. In an attempt to make you aware of the possibilities involving an impending heart attack; we're listing some of the things to be aware of.

Chest pain, dizziness, and fatigue are pretty classic and generally well known. Never ever ignore chest pain. Have it checked out. Alfred Bove MD, PhD, professor emeritus at Temple University School of Medicine and past president of the American College of Cardiology remarks that "because certain heart disease symptoms in both sexes can be easy to overlook the first indication that you have heart disease can be an actual heart attack." That's to be avoided.

According to Dr Bove, angina, that is chest pain, is a classic and noticeable symptom of heart disease. It is not to be ignored! This is a classic symptom and unfortunately for women, it is much more prevalent in men; a fact that should not be lost on women. It can make them vulnerable to a totally unexpected heart attack. Women can and do experience this symptom.

Dr Bove explains that in the case of angina, chest pain is not limited to the heart area! Both men and women may experience heart pain under the breastbone, in the neck or jaw, and in the left shoulder and arm. It's unfortunate that most people fail to recognize the symptoms that can indicate heart disease or an impending heart attack.

HEART DISEASE SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN

Dr Bove states that angina may appear in the back more often than in men, adding that "pain may often strike women differently than men during an actual heart attack." The attack can cause pain n the upper abdominal area in addition to the back, according to Dr Bove. Women should look carefully at any unusual pain in the body, specially if it's accompanied by dizziness, fatigue, or chest pain.

Heart disease symptoms in women can vary widely.Other symptoms that signal an impending heart attack in women, need to be considered seriously, even when they often do not seem directly related to the heart. While pain in the chest, arms, neck, jaw, back, or upper abdomen are all possible indicators of heart attack in women, other signs not to be ignored are:

• Inordinate fatigue
• Heartburn, indigestion
• Shortness of breath
• Feelings of anxiety
• Sudden sweating
• Dizziness

There is good solid evidence that nearly 80% of patients felt at least one of these symptoms, sometimes persisting for a month or more before a heart attack occured. Only 30% of women notice any chest pain! Another point of significance is that women typically suffer heart attacks at a later age than men - often as much as 10 years later. At this time in their lives, women also often have other medical problems to deal with, increasing the tendency to ignore the symptoms.

HEART DISEASE SYMPTOMS IN MEN

Chest pain is by far the most common sign of heart disease in men. Angina may feel like a tightness, pressure, or heaviness in the chest. Sometimes a burning sensation, easily written off as indigestion needs a very careful look. This can signal a coming heart attack. Here are some other common indicators:

• Irregular heartbeat; palpitations
• Discomfort in the chest; fullness, pressure, or burning
• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue
• Swelling in the legs
• Fainting

Any of these warning signs that persist for more than a few minutes justify a call to 911. This is nothing to be embarrassed about; it's nothing to apologize for. It's your life you're dealing with! If it has occurred to you that you may be experiencing symptoms of heart disease, it's enough of a signal for you to get in touch with your doctor immediately. No one will laugh. Honest.

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Correct Times to Drink Water

To maximize the effectiveness of the water you drink, follow this schedule:  Drink 2 glasses of water upon waking up to help activate the internal organs.  You need it badly at this time, because you've been lying down all night.  This is when  water is utilized most effectively to flush toxins from the kidneys and out of your body.  This serves to explain why the need to urinate more frequently at night seems to prevail.  When you lie down, the lower body, where most of the water is stored during the day, seeks level with the kidneys and it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier.

To help your digestion, drink a glass of water 30 minutes before each meal.  To help lower your blood pressure, drink a glass of water before taking a bath.  And a glass of water before bedtime will go a long way toward avoiding stroke or heart attack.

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Water at bedtime will also prevent night time leg cramps.  Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp.

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I am an ER nurse and this is the best description of this event that I have ever heard. Please read, pay attention, and pass it on!

FEMALE HEART ATTACKS
(A Nurse's Heart Attack Experience)

Women and heart attacks (Myocardial infarction). Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack.. you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.

'I had a heart attack at about 10:30 PM with NO prior exertion, NO prior emotional trauma that one would suspect might have brought it on. I was sitting all snugly & warm on a cold evening, with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me, and actually thinking, 'A-A-h, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up.

A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation--the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.

After it seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (hind-sight, it was probably my aorta spasms), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR).

This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws. 'AHA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening -- we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!

I lowered the foot rest dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell on the floor instead. I thought to myself, If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else... but, on the other hand, if I don't, nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment.

I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stating the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me, and if so, to un-bolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.


I unlocked the door and then laid down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness, as I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the radiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like 'Have you taken any medications?') but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying, or form an answer, and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side by side stints to hold open my right coronary artery.

I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was already to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stints.
Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand.

1 Be aware that something very different is happening in your body, not the usual men's symptoms but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up... which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING is unpleasantly happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a 'false alarm' visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!

2. Note that I said 'Call the Paramedics.' And if you can take an aspirin. Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you are a hazard to others on the road.

Do NOT have your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road.

Do NOT call your doctor -- he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime, his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr will be notified later.

3. Don't assume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that a cholesterol elevated reading is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure). MIs are usually caused by long-term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.