Many people in the world today are being diagnosed with some form of heart disease. But what signs should we watch out for that can point to a possible cardiac condition?
Following are 12 signs that you may have heart disease:
1) Breathlessness
Breathlessness is a sign of heart failure, an irregular heartbeat, or a heart attack. If you find it difficult to breathe when lying down or after performing activities that used to come naturally to you, let your doctor know. also get chest pain? Call a doctor right away.
2) Pain in the chest
Although it is the typical indicator of a heart attack, many individuals are unaware that this might be a serious medical issue.
Experts advise calling for an ambulance as soon as you have chest discomfort and feel really ill. People frequently say that a heart attack feels like “an elephant sat on my chest” or “it felt like a tight band around my chest,” or any other restricting sensation, when they describe the heaviness, tightness, or pressure in their chest that characterizes a heart attack.
Chest pains are more likely to be angina if they come on during physical activity but go away after you stop. That would still indicate that you should visit a doctor.
3) Having the flu
Although not all episodes of nausea are indicative of a heart attack, warning bells should go out if you also experience pain. Experts advise calling an ambulance if you get severe chest discomfort even though you’re just sitting around doing nothing and you’re also feeling unwell.
4) Indigestion or stomach ache
An indigestion-like ache or burning feeling in your stomach or chest might indicate a heart attack or other associated cardiac condition. The issue, for both patients and doctors, is that a burning or indigestion-type discomfort and heart pain can be challenging to untangle since the heart, the gullet (the channel between your mouth and stomach), and the stomach are all laying adjacent to each other.
5) Feeling perspiring
It’s normal to work up a sweat after working out at the gym or on a particularly hot day. However, experiencing both heat and clammyness as well as chest discomfort should prompt you to dial 911.
6) Pain in leg
According to experts, experiencing a gripping or cramping feeling in your calves when you are moving about might be a sign of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). People with diabetes and smokers are more likely to experience it. Schedule a visit with your doctor.
7) Pain in arm
Arm discomfort can indicate a heart attack even though you may not normally relate it with your heart.According to experts, it is more probable that you have a heart condition than indigestion if your discomfort extends into your neck or down one arm, particularly the left one. You should seek emergency medical attention if it doesn’t go away or if you have heart problems and have tried your GTN (glyceryl trinitrate) spray two or three times with no noticeable results.
8) Back or jaw pain
According to experts, it is possible for back or jaw discomfort to accompany heart attacks. Once more, if it persists, dial 911 for an ambulance. We know that women are less likely to seek medical care and treatment, and there is some data to suggest that women’s symptoms are more likely to differ from “classic” chest pain.
9) A feeling of choking
According to experts, the name “angina” literally means “choking,” and the tightness or discomfort might occasionally be in the throat. ‘Restricting’ or ‘choking’ sensations are frequently described by people.
10) Protruding ankles
According to specialists, this shouldn’t be disregarded, particularly if the ankles become really large, since it may be a sign of heart failure, but it is also fairly frequent and has many other explanations. It might also be a side effect of any medications you’re taking; for instance, blood pressure medicine can cause swollen ankles. A visit to your doctor is worthwhile if your ankles are swelling.
11) Profound exhaustion
Constant fatigue can be a sign of several health issues, including heart failure. Many of my patients tell me they are exhausted, whether or not they have heart failure or angina, according to experts. This one is challenging since it is so vague.
It’s probably not your heart if you’ve been working long hours or staying up late, but it’s a good idea to go to your GP if you start to feel really exhausted and your lifestyle hasn’t changed.
12) An abnormal heartbeat
According to experts, this is a hot issue right now since so much attention is being paid to the diagnosis of irregular heartbeats. I conducted an audit of the cardiac monitors we loan out to subjects for research, and out of roughly 700 subjects, we only discovered 20 to have atrial fibrillation (which raises the risk of stroke). Most folks just had additional ectopic beats, which are normally not dangerous.
“I’d say that a jumped heartbeat is often harmless and nothing to worry about. It’s really extremely typical to be aware of your own heartbeat, so there’s no reason to worry about it in and of itself.
“You should visit your doctor if your heart is racing frantically and hopping around irregularly. Call an ambulance if you feel like this and then go into a blackout.
