In the weeks leading up to a cardiac event, many people report similar symptoms.
, a clinical associate professor of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford Health Care, said doctors are seeing an increase in mortality from heart disease during the pandemic, which underscores the importance of being armed with knowledge about your risk and the signs.
If you notice any sort of chest discomfort — angina can also show up in forms other than pain — it’s important to call your doctor.Typically we associate heart attacks with immediate pain in the left arm. However, early pain signs may not be as obvious. Becoming easily out of breath can be a red flag, too, Khandelwal said. This could include feeling more winded than usual after doing a simple task, like installing a new light fixture or getting your garden ready for spring.
, a Yale Medicine cardiologist and assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine. But that doesn’t go for everyone. “Chest pain in the month before a heart attack is common.The time ranges between symptoms and a cardiac event vary and can look very different from person to person. But Khandelwal said roughly two-thirds of her patients can look back over the month before a heart attack and point out a time when they experienced chest pain.
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