Can you have heart attack without chest pain

Can you have heart attack without chest pain?

Yes, this is possible. In certain instances you may have heart attack without chest pain. In some patients, particularly in the elderly, myocardial infarction (heart attack) is manifested clinically not by chest pain but rather by symptoms of breathlessness, vomiting tendency, profuse sweating and severe weakness. So, if an old man suddenly develops breathing difficulty or sweating or sudden onset of weakness, the possibility of heart attack requires to be excluded. Unrecognized or silent myocardial infarction (heart attack) occurs more commonly in patients with diabetes. Sudden onset of breathlessness or severe weakness in a diabetic patient is alarming and it requires thorough heart check up.

Quit smoking

Stop smoking right now. 

Follow the following instructions to quit smoking. 

1. Get rid of all your cigarettes, discard matches and lighters.
2. Take deep breaths, when ever you feel the urge to smoke. Hold your breath for 10 secs then release slowly.
3. Exercise to relieve tension-walk instead of riding when ever possible.
4. Think of negative image. You  associate with smoking when you feel tempted. Select your worst memory connected to smoking. Think of breathlessness when running.
5. Reward yourself, with apple slices instead of smoking. Eat three meals a day.
6. spend time with friends who don't smoke.
7. Go publicly with plans to quit smoking. 

Life after heart attack

What is time important After Heart Attack

Undue delay in seeking medical advice after heart attack can lead to unfortunate fatal outcome. Everybody must realize that first few hours after heart attack is crucial. Most of the deaths occur in this period and proper treatment can prevent fatal outcome. So please do not make great mistake. There are few scientific reasons why heart attack patient must go to hospital immediately:

1.    Deaths due to electrical instability (irregularity of heart beat) are very high during early hours of heart attack and this can be immediately treated by counter electric shock (DC shock) if you are inside a coronary care unit. This type of irregularity is fatal if not treated urgently. If you are inside a coronary care unit this fatal electrical instability can be managed even by a nurse or medical technician. A timely action may save your life and it is usually completely reversible.

2.    Heart attack is always due to blockage of one of one of your coronary artery (blood solidifies inside your coronary artery and this solidification of blood is called “thrombus”). Now a day’s medicines are available which can dissolve the thrombus/clots and restore normal coronary artery flow and prevent further damage. These medicines are called thrombolytic agents (which dissolves thrombus). These agents are expensive but they are very rewarding. These agents are now available in our hospitals. So, it is a real hope against extensive heart damage. They can reduce the fatality by 45% along with aspirin. But this injection is only effective if they are given in the early hours of heart attack. There are some evidence that if these injections are given within one hour they may completely reverse the heart attack. These medicines are usually administered within 6 hours of the heart attack. After 6 hours their efficacy is doubtful. So, if you report to hospital after 6 hours you are certainly going to miss this magic bullet.

3.    At the inception of heart pain you may have minimum damage to your heart muscle, so, if you report to hospital early the further damage may be prevented by using drugs like intravenous injection of heparin and GTN/Isosorbide dinitrate. Early intervention preserves your heart function. So, seek medical attention immediately after suspecting heart attack.

Danger of smoking

Dangers of smoking

It goes without saying that smoking is a very and habit. In spite of knowing the truth. More than eighty percent people l of our country is in the habit of smoking. It is smoking which is the cause of many fatal diseases. It causes cancer, heart attack chronic, bronchitis and much other disease it is said that one puff of cigarette smoke cantinas fifteen billions partials of injurious matters. Nicotine is one of them. Ti prevents the free flow of blood through the veins of human bodies. It reduces the supply of oxygen in the body of the smoker. It damages our lungs and harms the nerves, damages the brain and sometimes spoils the character. A Smoker can harm a non-smoker. If a non-smoker stands by the side of a smoker at time of smoking, it can be as dangerous as to the smoker. Because at the time of taking breath, he takes the smokes of cigarettes which is harmful for his body. It is a matter of joy that there is no smoker in our family.  All the members of our family are aware of the eyes, offend the nose and unsettle the mind. For this reason, I think smoking in public places should be banned.