Check out to understand more about back pain, heart attacks and what kind of back pain is seen in a heart attack.

2. Heart attack or
myocardial
infarction has
become very
common in
today’s world.
Back pain too is a
common condition
but relatively
harmless. A lot of
information about
heat attacks
mentions back
pain as a
symptom.

3. Heart attack occurs when heart muscle dies due to lack of oxygen supply. It can
occur due to any previous damage in arteries that reduces the blood supply to
muscles of heart.
Not every angina is a heart attack as it is a symptom of heart disease and a sign
telling that we need to start treatment. While in heart attack a severe form of
angina is seen which needs to be treated at a hospital immediately.

4. Chest discomfort or heaviness also described as a tightness or pain
radiating to neck, jaw or arms, shoulder and even back
Tightness caused by stress or physical exertion
Pain relieved by rest
Dizziness, breathlessness, vomiting, nausea, palpitations and light headedness
Some patients may experience stomach pain as a sign of angina.

5. Usually muscular back pain is preceded by a physical activity which strained your
back muscles such as lifting something heavy, bending for a long time or sitting in
a bad position for a long time.
A back pain caused by heart disease will be relieved immediately with rest.
Muscular back pain will need at least half an hour of rest to be relieved, while a
back pain due to heart disease is relieved by about 5 to 10 minutes of rest.

6. Low back pain can be sign of a heart attack when accompanied by other
angina symptoms such as
Nausea Breathlessness
Chest tightness or pain Palpitations
Vomiting Light headedness

7. If you are diabetic since people with diabetes are more prone to have atypical
symptoms of heart attack such as back pain
If you are above 65
If you have high cholesterol levels
If you are a smoker
If you have hypertension
If you have a family history of heart attack
If you have had previous episodes of angina or heart attack
If you are of an unhealthy weight and have other risk factors

8. Taking care of your health can help reducing the risk of heart disease. If
necessary modify your lifestyle by making healthy food choices and doing plenty
of exercise. Regularly visit your doctor to keep track of how you are doing. Do
not ignore the symptoms; get a consultation with your doctor. Because if there
is any possibility that you have a heart attack then every second passing without
treatment can destroy more of the heart muscles.

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