Not exact matches
Patients seen in the emergency department (ED) for chest
pain who did not have a
heart attack appeared to be at low risk of experiencing a
heart attack during short - and longer - term follow - up and that risk was not affected by the initial diagnostic testing strategy, according to a study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
It's different for women In a study of 515 female
heart attack survivors, conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, only 30 % described chest pressure before their
attack; very few recalled
pain before or
during their
attack.
During the study, a total of 369 people had
heart attacks (some of them fatal) or were diagnosed with
heart disease after seeking medical attention for chest
pain.
During an
attack, individuals experience
heart palpitations, dizziness, chest
pain, choking sensations, abdominal distress, and the sense that they are going crazy.
People who spontaneously use humor to cope with stress have especially healthy immune systems, are 40 percent less likely to suffer a
heart attack or stroke, experience less
pain during dental surgery and live four and a half years longer than average.