Blockage in heart can increase risk of heart attack: Know warnings signs, symptoms, treatment and more

You may have heaviness in the chest when the veins of the heart are blocked. Even after doing a little exercise, you start gasping or you feel chest pain, suffocation, restlessness, and unwell, then these can be symptoms of heart attack.

Fatigue, shortness of breath, sudden rapid heartbeat are also signs of a heart attack that your arteries are giving you. Apart from this, chest pain or pressure in patients with heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure can be a sign of heart attack.

If a patient feels these symptoms, then he or she should immediately see a cardiologist i.e. heart doctor. Especially if you have a family history of diseases like high blood pressure, and diabetes, then you should get a complete checkup of your heart done

Early signs of a heart attack include severe chest pain, heaviness, tingling in the jaw, back, or left arm, sweating, and restlessness. If this happens, you should immediately call the emergency medical helpline number for assistance. 

Patients who have less than 70 percent blockage are treated with medicines. Patients with more than 75 percent blockage with symptoms are treated with either angioplasty or bypass surgery.

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1. Stop using tobacco.

2. Abstain from alcohol.

2. Keep diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol under control, for which they should be checked regularly.

3. Avoid stress.

4. Get at least 7-8 hours of sound sleep every day.

5. Eat healthy food and avoid foods made of salt, fat and sugar. Try to stay away from sweets, junk food and street food.

6. Keep weight under control

7. Exercise regularly. To stay healthy and fit, you can do brisk walk for 35-45 minutes at least 5 days a week.

(Disclaimer: This article is meant to be informative. Kindly, always consult a professional doctor.)