Hi, thank you for using Healthcare Magic, I have already read your query, but I need some other data that might correlate to this situation.
- Do you have any of these conditions: diabetes mellitus/hypertension
- If you do, do you control this appropriately?
You need to know in advance that a
heart attack in medical language is referred to as
myocardial infarction. This condition occurs when the blood supply to the heart becomes blocked.
Symptoms of a heart attack alone are generally:
-
shortness of breath,
- pain or tenderness in the chest,
- feeling weak and dizzy,
- very anxious, etc.
The cause of the onset of a heart attack is the presence of
blood clots or build up of fat,
cholesterol, or other substances that form a plaque in the heart's blood vessels, then interrupted blood flow can damage or destroy part of the heart muscle.
This condition also can be triggered by:
1. Smoking
2. Diabetes
3. High cholesterol
4. Eating too much fatty foods
5. Excessive weight or obesity.
YES, if you don't fix the risk factors that exist in you, then maybe the heart attack will happen again. So, I'll suggest you to meet the cardiologist. The doctor will do some test required, such as:
1. Blood tests, usually will assess cholesterol levels in the blood and the examination of cardiac enzymes. Also sometimes will be asked to check blood sugar levels.
2. Electrocardiogram, to assess the function of the heart both at rest and while running on a treadmill, and able to detect angina.
3.
Echocardiogram, to assess the structure of the heart.
4. X-ray examination, to assess the general state of the heart, lungs and chest wall.
5. Coronary
angiography or heart catheterization, to check for the presence and severity of constriction in the heart's blood vessels.
Prevent heart attacks with these tips:
1. Changing your lifestyle to be healthier by eating healthy and nutritious food on time
2. Do drinking water at least 2 liters per day
3. Avoid fatty foods, stay away from fast food
4. Sleep and rest enough
5. Do regular exercise in accordance with the ability
6. Avoid psychological stress
7. STOP SMOKING and drinking alcohol
Hope this information is enough and let me know if you're already meet your cardiologist.
Take care.