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The signs of a heart attack and stroke are numbness and sudden tingling in your arms--usually the left. you may also feel heart palpations, weakness, dizziness, or sweating. There's a helpful thing to remember for strokes: FAST. F - face (numbness or paralysis) A - arms (numbness or tingling) C - chest (pain, pressure, or heaviness usually feels like an elephant is on your chest) and T - time (it's super important to get to a doctor as soon as any of these symptoms appear because it's better safe than sorry).
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Difference between a stroke and a heart attack?
Heart attack means you have one of the blood vessels choked in your heart. This gives rise to some of the part of heart dead. In stroke you usually have the blood supply of the brain affected. That gives rise to paralysis of some part of your body, usually.
What animal's saliva contains an anti-coagulant called draculin used to treat heart attack and stroke patients?
The animal is the vampire bat. Draculin, the anti-coagulant in their saliva, helps prevent blood clot formation by inhibiting platelet aggregation. This property has led to research on its potential medical applications for heart attack and stroke treatment.
Cite another name for transient ischemic attack?
Another name for a transient ischemic attack is a mini stroke.
Can a panic attack lead to a heart attack?
No, it can't. Although panic attack symptoms (sweating, chest pains, dizziness, rapid heart beat, choking, shaking...) are very frightening, all these feelings, thoughts and sensations you experience are products of the anxious nerve signals your brain produces, not the signs of illness.. not physical illness, not mental illness and they can not lead to heart attack!Symptoms of panic attacks are unpleasant to say the least BUT they are completely normaland harmless (no matter how inappropriate this sounds).
Afibulation describes a condition of what organ?
Afibulation is not a standard medical term. It may be a misspelling of atrial fibrillation, which is a heart condition involving irregular and rapid heartbeats in the atria (upper chambers of the heart).
what are the signs for a mild heart attack?
what are the signs for a mild heart attack?
What are similarities between a heart attack and a stroke?
A heart attack will not cause a person to have slurred speech or facial drooping which are tell-tale signs a stroke is happening. Usually a Heart attack is indicated by pain in the chest and upper shoulder area. Both are life and death matters and one needs to know to recognize these indicators quickly so that 911 can be called. Every minute counts.
What are the dangers of heart attack and stroke?
you could die from them.
When arteries are clogged it can lead to a what?
Stroke, Heart Attack.
Is dizziness and nausea signs of an impending heart attack?
Yes sweating and nausea and dizziness can be a sign of a stroke or heart problem in people . Here are some sites that can help you out with this www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-symptoms
What are the effects of Cholesterol?
· Angina· Coronary heart disease· Heart arrhythmias -- an irregular heart rhythm· Transient ischemic attack(TIA, or "mini" stroke)· Heart attack· Stroke· Peripheral artery disease· High blood pressure.
What are two risks of being overweight?
# heart attack # stroke
Can hot flashes cause a heart attack or stroke?
yes...
Where did Woodrow Wilson have his heart attack?
he had a stroke in Washington dc
Quitting smoking today will immediately cut your risk of heart attack and stroke?
It will cut your risk of a heart attack into half.
What are the signs and symptoms of a heart attack in men?
The symptoms of a heart attack are the same for men and women. They are; chest pain, sweating, and pain radiating down the left arm.The website for the American Heart Association is a great place to find a list of heart attack symptoms in men. Some symptoms are discomfort in the chest and shortness of breath. This website also has symptoms of stroke.
What disease that people suffer from make it twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack?
the answer is high cholesterol because high cholesterol lowers your blood sugars which your brain and heart need, increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke.
