Cardiologist Takkard explained how to recognize a deadly asymptomatic heart attack

“We are guided by the main symptoms that are characteristic of myocardial infarction,” Anastasia Takkand, a cardiologist of the highest category, head of the admissions department of the Tyumen Cardiology Research Center, explained to Doctor Peter. – These are, first of all, strong, prolonged chest pain (more than 30 minutes), which do not go away even following taking medications (nitroglycerin, nitromint, nitrospray).

Other symptoms of a heart attack include:

• a feeling of “fear of death;

• pallor of the face;

• cold forehead;

• acute feeling of pressure in the chest;

• sometimes (especially in women) the appearance of vomiting;

• lack of air;

• shallow breathing.