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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Silent Heart Attack Symptoms

Video: Heartburn or heart attack?

October 03, 2008
A reporter talks to a 41-year-old woman who suffered a heart attack but did not seek medical treatment immediately because she thought her pain was caused by heartburn. In this short video, the reporter talks to doctors about how people can tell the difference between heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, and a heart attack. Experts also explain how the symptoms of a heart attack differ between men and women. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Do Your Part - Recognize the Signs of Heart Attack
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...a hero, it is a feeling like no other. Learn the symptoms of heart attack and stroke.   If you... Read more »

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The Signs and Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke - Re-Visited
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

Lisa Nelson RD: Dr. Shelby-Lane took the time to provide more detail on the symptoms of heart... Read more »

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Annual Physical: Necessity—or waste of time?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

A prominent attorney who lives in my neighborhood was recently found dead in his bed. He was 49... Read more »

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Preventing Stroke with TCD Ultrasound
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...Information: Ending Stroke Through Education and Awareness Symptoms of Heart Attack and... Read more »

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Heart Disease: The Number One Killer in Women
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

In the United States one woman dies every minute from a cardiovascular event. Yet coronary heart... Read more »

Health Guide

The Symptoms of Heart Attack and Stroke
If you are with someone who is experiencing these symptoms and cannot reach 911, drive them to the hospital immediately. If you are experiencing the symptoms yourself, have someone else drive... Read more »
Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part I: Symptoms
The Heart Attack Patient Guide is a simple explanation of what a person is likely to experience when having a heart attack. The guide describes how a person is treated immediately... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms in Women
Heart attack warning signs for women. Very few pre-menopausal women have heart attacks, unless they smoke, have diabetes, or are on birth control pills for a long period of time. Smoking seems to be... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
A blockage in the heart's arteries may reduce or completely cut off the blood supply to a portion of the heart. This can cause a blood clot to form and totally stop blood flow in a coronary artery,... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...CALL THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM.In people with known heart disease, any unusual chest pain or other symptoms of heart attack that do not clear up with medications are signals to go to the... Read more »

Related News

Women with heart attacks experience delays in care: study
February 03, 2009

New research published in the journal Circulation suggests that women who call 911 with cardiac symptoms took longer than men to get to the hospital... Read summary »

Panic Attacks Linked to Heart Attacks
December 17, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The stress of panic attacks may be just the beginning. New research shows people diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder... Read summary »

Insulin for Heart Attacks
May 05, 2008

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Jim Hultman loves spending time with his dog, Bud. And some would say he's lucky to have enough energy to... Read summary »

Man Without a Pulse
April 02, 2007

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Ed Layton is happy just to be able to get his own mail. For the last 10 years he walked nine miles a day... Read summary »

ED Early Warning for Heart Attack?
October 27, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Erectile dysfunction gives a two- to three-year early warning of a heart attack, but many doctors are ignoring that link, warns... Read summary »