Movies and dramas always show heart attacks as sudden and intense. However, most of them start slowly, with mild chest discomfort and pain. Heart attack symptoms vary between women and men. In men, the early signs include a squeezing sensation within the chest followed by upper body pain and...
Sometimes it may be hard to diagnose hypothermia because the symptoms can can look like other conditions. For instance, an elderly person might be confused and have speech problems even if they weren't in the cold. Complications of Hypothermia If hypothermia isn't treated, you may develop: Fro...
The article discusses a University of Berlin study on sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The study reports that SCA is preceded by symptoms such as chest pain, dizziness, and difficulty breathing for more than an hour. D...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a group of different types of heart disease. Common heart disease symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, light-headedness, and dizziness. Heart disease has many causes, including genetics, atherosc
Here some of the symptoms-- chest pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, and flu-like symptoms. If you have these symptoms and call your doctor, you'll have a five times higher chance of living through cardiac arrest. So listen to your heart. For WebMD, I'm Dr. Arefa Cass...
Cold exposure can come on slowly, affecting someone before he or she realizes there's a problem. If you're not looking for the signs and symptoms of hypothermia, it can be easy to miss until the problem has become significant. Suspicion ofhypothermiais almost as important as recognizing the...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a group of different types of heart disease. Common heart disease symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, light-headedness, and dizziness. Heart disease has many causes, including genetics, atherosc
Often the first signs and symptoms of heart disease may be a heart attack. This can lead to crushing chest pressure, shortness of breath, sweating, and perhaps sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis of heart disease Primary care practitioners, including those in family medicine, internal medicine speciali...
Often the first signs and symptoms of heart disease may be a heart attack. This can lead to crushing chest pressure, shortness of breath, sweating, and perhaps sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis of heart disease Primary care practitioners, including those in family medicine, internal medicine speciali...
But a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that sudden cardiac arrest may have warning signs after all. Senior author Dr. Sumeet Chugh said their research, which included 839 patients between the ages of 35 and 65, found that many patients experience warning symptoms in the ...