Warning signs of a heart attack

One third of the world's population dies from complications of cardiovascular disease, the majority occur in developing countries. Heart disease and stroke risks are increased in people who have a family history of them, lead stressful lifestyles, eat fatty foods, are obese, drink alcohol, smoke and do not exercise. Diabetes is also fast becoming a common risk factor for cardiac and kidney disease. Other recognised comorbid conditions include high cholesterol, high triglyceride, high blood pressure, and menopause. Heart attacks present as chest pain, or pain in the back or arm, anxiety, sweating, nausea and shortness of breath. Prevention of heart attacks is to have a regular physician, start a healthy diet, lead an active lifestyle, quit smoking, take prescribed medication and control blood sugars.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Living

Related Disease Topics:

• Cardiovascular disease
• Heart disease
• Stroke
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• Cardiac disease
• Kidney disease
• High cholesterol
• High triglycerides
• High blood pressure
• Menopause
• Heart attack

Related Symptom Topics:

• Chest pain
• Arm pain
• Back pain
• Anxiety
• Sweating
• Nausea
• Shortness of breath

Article Source Details

About: Warning signs of a heart attack

Date: 15 July 2005

Source: Living

Author: Dr Parvan Kumar

URL: http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul152005/living1122442005714.asp

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of chest pain
• Cause of arm pain
• Cause of back pain
• Cause of anxiety
• Cause of sweating
• Cause of nausea
• Cause of shortness of breath
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of heart disease
• Cause of stroke
• Cause of obesity
• Cause of diabetes
• Cause of cardiac disease
• Cause of kidney disease
• Cause of high cholesterol
• Cause of high triglycerides
• Cause of high blood pressure
• Cause of menopause
• Cause of heart attack
• Cause of sudden death
• Cause of cardiac death
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and heart disease
• Risk and stroke
• Risk and obesity
• Risk and diabetes
• Risk and cardiac disease
• Risk and kidney disease
• Risk and high cholesterol
• Risk and high triglycerides
• Risk and high blood pressure
• Risk and menopause
• Risk and heart attack
• Risk and family history
• Risk and stressful lifestyles
• Risk and fatty foods
• Risk and obesity
• Risk and alcohol
• Risk and smoking
• Risk and sedentary lifestyle
• Death from heart disease
• Death from heart attack
• Death from cardiac disease
• Death from cardiovascular disease
• Death from stroke
• Death from smoking
• Death from diabetes
• Exercise
• Diet

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