Heart Attack: Symptoms, Signs

Brief overview Symptoms: severe pain in the left chest area/behind the sternum, shortness of breath, feeling of oppression/anxiety; especially in women: Feeling of pressure and tightness in the chest, discomfort in the upper abdomen, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting. Causes and risk factors: Mostly blood clots blocking a coronary vessel; high blood pressure, high … Heart Attack: Symptoms, Signs

Heart attack consequences: Life afterwards

Brief overview Consequences of a heart attack: cardiac arrhythmia, acute or chronic cardiac insufficiency, atrial or ventricular fibrillation, ruptured heart wall, aneurysms, formation of blood clots, embolisms, stroke, mental disorders (depression) Rehabilitation after a heart attack: three-phase rehabilitation takes place as an inpatient in the clinic or as an outpatient in a rehabilitation center; the … Heart attack consequences: Life afterwards