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Paramedics can give you medication while you’re in the ambulance.Īt the hospital, your healthcare provider will: You should call 911 right away even if you don’t know for sure that you’re having a heart attack.Ī 911 operator can tell you if you should take an aspirin. But a heart attack of any kind is an emergency. Unfortunately, many people don’t even realize they’re having a silent heart attack because they’re not having obvious symptoms. When a blood clot forms on the plaque, it keeps oxygen-rich blood from getting through to your heart muscle. Plaque that contains cholesterol collects in your coronary arteries. Being postmenopausal or older than 55 (females).Being Native American, Mexican American, Black or native Hawaiian.

Having a history of heart disease in your family.Some things put you at a higher risk of a heart attack, but you can’t change them. Eating a lot of foods that have cholesterol, salt and unhealthy fats in them.Other health issues can put you at a higher risk for a heart attack. What are the risk factors for a silent heart attack? You could be having a heart attack if the chest pain doesn’t go away. This pain stops after a few minutes of rest. People with ischemic heart disease can get chest pain when they’re moving around. How do I know if I’m having a heart attack or angina? Tiredness that can last for a few days with no explanation.Chest pain that lasts more than a few minutes.Symptoms of a traditional heart attack may include:

You have an ache in your jaw, arms or upper back.

You have a sore muscle in your chest or upper back.

With a silent heart attack, symptoms can make you feel like: They may not realize they’ve had a heart attack. People who have a silent heart attack have symptoms not normally associated with a heart attack, mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. What are the symptoms of a silent heart attack? A silent heart attack has been linked to a higher risk of heart failure. But if you don’t know you’re having a heart attack, you may not get the medical help you need to limit the damage. How does a silent heart attack affect your body?Ī silent heart attack can injure your heart just like a more obvious heart attack that doesn’t allow oxygen to get to part of your heart. Some estimate that nearly 50% to 80% of all heart attacks are silent. Silent heart attacks may be more common in women.

You’re physically active outside in the cold.

You quickly become more physically active.

You just went through something very physically or emotionally stressful.

Heart attacks can happen when you’re asleep or awake. Less often, a coronary artery spasm can cut off your blood flow. Usually, a blood clot causes a heart attack by keeping blood from flowing through one of your coronary arteries. Also known as a myocardial infarction, a heart attack means your heart isn’t getting oxygen. A heart attack is called “silent” when it has no symptoms, mild symptoms or symptoms people don’t connect to a heart attack.