The Early Signs Of Heart Attack
Have you ever felt the pain in the chest? If so, you need to be careful. You could have heart disease. The Heart Specialist Doctors Hospital Cardiac Center Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Dr. Bambang Budiono SpJP, FIHA reveals, there are many causes of chest pain, one of which is coronary heart disease (CHD).
Pain in the chest is often underestimated and ignored some people. In fact, there is a perception that the physical complaints is a sign of a cold that can be solved easily. Yet chest pain could be a symptom of someone suffering from heart disease.
Bambang revealed, there are few complaints of heart disease that is often overlooked until the disease is getting worse. Complaints to watch such as chest pain, palpitations, rapid fatigue, shortness of breath, a history of frequent fainting, shortness when sleeping on your back, blue in several organs, and stomach and the leg was swollen.
“Other symptoms experienced when a person stricken with heart disease is a great pain accompanied by vomiting,” he said. Places pain in cardiac disorders, among others, behind the breastbone, behind the breastbone radiating to the neck, the chest radiating to the shoulders and chest. Other locations are, from the chest radiating to the jaw, then from the chest down in the pit of the stomach with the back area between the shoulder blades.
For that, immediately suggested an early diagnosis in someone who has cardiovascular risk factors. A number of risk factors that can not be modified with lifestyle changes is, of having a family history of heart problems and blood vessels, older age, and gender. “This is a risk factor that can not be avoided,” he added.
According to Bambang, there are a number of risk factors can be modified with lifestyle changes with dyslipidemia such as high LDL cholesterol, low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides. Another factor is that high blood pressure, diabetes or suffer from diabetes mellitus, smoking, overweight or obesity and lack of exercise.
Cholesterol levels are associated with higher risk of coronary heart disease. Cholesterol is a white substance like wax that can be found in every cell of the body. Cholesterol can help digest fats, strengthen cell membranes, and make hormones. HDL cholesterol remove bad cholesterol from blood vessel walls. While types of LDL cholesterol stick to artery walls, damage and clog arteries.
When cholesterol builds up on artery walls, or known as atherosclerosis, it could result in the occurrence of coronary heart disease and stroke. Atherosclerosis is the formation of plaque in a narrowed blood vessel. Then, peel and plaque can cause blood clots that clog or thrombus.
