Heart Attack

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How do I know if I am having a heart attack? What are some signs or symptoms?


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Comment from kez User Rating:  0 Knowledge Tokens
persistent vice like central chest pain which often spreads down one or both arms and the pain dos not go away with rest/brethlessness and discomfort which may feel similar to severe indigestion,sudden faintness or dizziness/ashen;skin and blueness of lips, a rapid, weak or irregular pulse,profuse sweating,extreme gasping for air

Comment from rach12 User Rating:  0 Knowledge Tokens
During a heart attack your heart muscle is starved for oxygen, therefore it goes into spasm, that's why your chest hurts and your pulse rises.
Also, your heart is not pumping efficiently, because it's going too fast, and the blood is not oxigenated properly in the lungs (that's what causes patients to hyperventilate), so you can faint or become unconcious because not enough blood is reaching your brain
-http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_events_occurring_in_the_heart_during_a_heart_attack&alreadyAsked=1&rtitle=What_are_the_symptons_of_a_heart_attack


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