“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:
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a feeling of “fear of death;
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pallor of the face;
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cold forehead;
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acute feeling of pressure in the chest;
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sometimes (especially in women) the appearance of vomiting;
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lack of air;
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shallow breathing.
