A heart isn’t called a heart for any other reason, but because it is the core and soul of your physical dwelling, pumping oxygen-rich blood to the blood vessels, and these blood vessels carry life to all parts of the body. Imagine a car being driven to a destination, and the driver of the car giving up on driving, midway. Won’t the car halt and cease to complete the journey? Similarly, without the presence of this hollow, muscular organ called heart – our body would cease to function.

Now while the heart does pump blood into the blood vessels, there is a good amount of oxygen-rich blood that is required by the heart itself. And coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle, making it possible for the heart to function well. Here, one should note, that when these coronary arteries are clogged or blocked, it becomes a tough task for the blood to reach the heart muscle. This condition of blockage of coronary arteries leads to heart attacks, which can be a cause of death.  In other words, coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease that can lead to severe complications of the healthy-functioning of the heart.

It’s but natural to strive to keep your heart healthy. However, it’ll be shocking to note, that most people don’t realize at the time of a heart attack that they are having a heart attack. This type of a heart attack isn’t uncommon and is better known as a ‘silent’ heart attack. This brings us to the point that not all heart attacks begin with a piercing pain in the chest. In fact, as per the findings of a research, some of the patients who’ve had a heart attack suffered from very little or no chest pain at all. But of course, this isn’t necessarily the case for all patients. Occurrence of the symptoms really depends on person to person. Still, it’s best to know the common symptoms of a heart attack.

If you’re running short of breath or are left breathless, and this feeling of breathlessness is accompanied by discomfort or crushing pain in the left or the center side of the chest, it’s best to hit the alarm button! This chest pain could feel like pressure being applied on the chest, and could also feel like heartburn. Apart from the chest pain, there is a strong possibility that you could also feel discomfort or pain in one arm or both the arms, a feeling of uneasiness on the upper part of the stomach, or your neck or jaw could begin to ache. 

At any given point in time, if you think that these above mentioned symptoms could be taking over, and if you believe that there is a slightest of possibility that it could be a heart attack, then ring on the emergency number or call out to people and ask them to rush you to a nearest hospital or ask for an ambulance to come over. Don’t hesitate, for every second counts when under a heart attack.

While staying aware about the symptoms of a heart attack is vital, it’s even better to go for regular check-ups to keep a tab on the state of your heart. Keeping this in mind, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Patparganj brings to you special offers. Make sure you walk in at Max Patparganj for a complete Heart Check-up! For more details, click here: http://bit.ly/167Brrp