Heart attack?

Question

If you have a heart attack or your having a heart attack, can you still breath.

Answer 1

Yes - You will be able to breath with difficulty if you have an attack. Read further -

A heart attack is an injury to the heart muscle caused by a loss of blood supply. It usually occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood through a coronary artery — a blood vessel that feeds blood to a part of the heart muscle. Interrupted blood flow to your heart can damage or destroy a part of the heart muscle.

Years ago, a heart attack was often fatal. But today, thanks to better awareness of signs and symptoms and improved treatments, the vast majority of people who have a heart attack survive.

Warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack include:

* Pressure, fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes
* Pain extending beyond your chest to your shoulder, arm, back, or even to your teeth and jaw
* Increasing episodes of chest pain
* Prolonged pain in the upper abdomen
* Shortness of breath
* Sweating
* Impending sense of doom
* Lightheadedness
* Fainting
* Nausea and vomiting
A heart attack can occur anytime — at work or play, while you're resting, or while you're in motion. Some heart attacks strike suddenly, but many people who experience a heart attack have warning signs and symptoms hours, days or weeks in advance. The earliest predictor of an attack may be recurrent chest pain (angina) that's triggered by exertion and relieved by rest. Angina is caused by temporary, insufficient blood flow to the heart. The medical term for insufficient blood flow to the heart is "cardiac ischemia."

DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN. This can be taken afterwards when your Doctor prescribe it. But Take NITROGLYCERIN. (BRAND NAME - SORBITRATE) keeping the tablet under the tongue. If your doctor has prescribed nitroglycerin, take as instructed while awaiting the arrival of emergency medical personnel. See a Cardiologist immediately and act as per his advice.-

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes you can breathe if it is mild... but if it is a bad one taking a breathe is painful.

One thing you will notice is that you are suddenly very hot, faint, and may even be sweating.

If you think you are getting a heart attack loosen your clothing especially around the neck.

To prevent or recover start taking Omega 3 fish oil (not flaxseed oil - the Omega is not the same) and also Coenzyme Q10. Both of these supplements are automatically prescribed in Europe but not in Asia or the US. Take Vitamin C everyday - it softens your arteries.

Personally I am not a big fan of statins for cholesterol control. Reason heart attack victims are equally high and low cholesterol victims.

Check your FREE testosterone levels as it is more indcative of your heart health. Info here: http://www.1888menshealth.com/free-testosterone.html

Find how testosterone levels affect your heart: http://www.1888menshealth.com/heart-disease.html

Easy to read and understand.

Hey... you take care there man!

Answer 4

Yes if its a mild attack, and if you feel its coming on take a deep breath and hold in all the oxygen you get. Also keep asprin ready to swallow it will tide you on till be reach a hospital. Do yoga exercise everyday and learn the right way to breath and exercise for a fit you.

Answer 5

So there are not much about heart attacks

Answer 6

Not actually...you can breath but it's really hard because it seems that there is something that controlling you to breath normally!!

these are the saturated fats that clog the veins that lead to our heart..

Answer 7

Here are a dozen symptoms that may signal heart trouble.

1. Anxiety. Heart attack can cause intense anxiety or a fear of death.
2. Chest discomfort.
3. Cough. Persistent coughing or wheezing can be a symptom of heart failure.
4. Dizziness. Heart attacks can cause lightheadedness and loss of consciousness.
5. Fatigue. Especially among women, unusual fatigue can occur during a heart attack as well as in the days and weeks leading up to one.
6. Nausea or lack of appetite. It's not uncommon for people to feel sick to their stomach or throw up during a heart attack.
7. Pain in other parts of the body. In many heart attacks, pain begins in the chest and spreads to the shoulders, arms, elbows, back, neck, jaw, or abdomen.
8. Rapid or irregular pulse. Doctors say that there's usually nothing worrisome about an occasional skipped heartbeat.
9. Shortness of breath. People who feel winded at rest or with minimal exertion might have a pulmonary condition like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
10. Sweating. Breaking out in a cold sweat is a common symptom of heart attack.
11. Swelling. Heart failure can cause fluid to accumulate in the body.
12. Weakness. In the days leading up to a heart attack, as well as during one, some people experience severe, unexplained weakness.

Answer 8

1. Chest Pain or Chest Discomfort
Few symptoms are more alarming than chest pain. In the minds of many people, chest pain equals heart pain.
2. Palpitations
Palpitations, an unusual awareness of the heartbeat, is an extremely common symptom.
3. Lightheadedness or Dizziness
Episodes of lightheadedness or dizziness can have many causes, including anemia (low blood count) and other blood disorders, dehydration, viral illnesses, prolonged bed rest, diabetes, thyroid disease, gastrointestinal disturbances, liver disease, kidney disease, vascular disease, neurological disorders, dysautonomias, vasovagal episodes, heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias.
4. Syncope (Fainting/Loss of Consciousness)
Syncope is a sudden and temporary loss of consciousness, or fainting. It is a common symptom - most people pass out at least once in their lives - and often does not indicate a serious medical problem. However, sometimes syncope indicates a dangerous or even life-threatening condition, so when syncope occurs it is important to figure out the cause.
5. Fatigue, Lethargy or Daytime Sleepiness
Fatigue, lethargy or somnolence (daytime sleepiness) are very common symptoms. Fatigue or lethargy can be thought of as an inability to continue functioning at one's normal levels. Somnolence implies, in addition, that one either craves sleep - or worse, finds oneself suddenly asleep, a condition known as narcolepsy - during the daytime.
6. Shortness of Breath
Shortness of breath is most often a symptom of cardiac or pulmonary (lung) disorders. Heart failure and coronary artery disease frequently produce shortness of breath. Patients with heart failure commonly experience shortness of breath with exertion, or when lying flat on their backs.