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Has Anyone Ever Survived A Heart Attack Without Medical Attention?

Has anyone ever survived a heart attack without medical attention?
Fri, 18 Dec 2009
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25% of heart attacks detected on routine ECG in the Framingham Heart Study were silent. They never had any symptoms. Silent attacks are more common in diabetics. They have painless attacks due to diabetic involvement of the sensory nerves necessary to transmit the pain signals from the heart to the brain.
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Has Anyone Ever Survived A Heart Attack Without Medical Attention?

25% of heart attacks detected on routine ECG in the Framingham Heart Study were silent. They never had any symptoms. Silent attacks are more common in diabetics. They have painless attacks due to diabetic involvement of the sensory nerves necessary to transmit the pain signals from the heart to the brain.