Silent Heart Attacks and Type 2 Diabetes


Not all heart attacks report themselves with crushing chest pain and a drenching, cold sweat. A few heart attacks might happen without even knowing it. It's called a silent heart attack. A silent heart attack may be missed because the symptoms are mild or appear like another, less-urgent health issue – such as indigestion, heartburn, the flu, fatigue or an ache-y muscle.

Individuals who’d had silent heart attacks were three times more likely than those who hadn’t had a heart attack at all to die. Ordinarily, individuals who’ve had a silent heart attack miss out on emergency care that can spare heart muscle during a heart attack such as quick treatment with strategies that open blocked arteries in the heart. They may moreover miss out attention to cholesterol, blood pressure, exercise, diet and stress afterwards that lower risk for future problems.


Silent heart attacks are a specific concern for individuals with diabetes. High blood sugar, high blood pressure and cholesterol problems raise chance for heart events, but nerve damage can make caution signs of an attack impossible to feel. People with diabetes may have an impeded recognition of chest pain, a key symptom that compels individuals to go to the hospital.  Silent heart attacks appeared to be somewhat more common in African-Americans than whites. They were also more common in men in general, but raised risk for future deaths more in women.
A silent heart attack needs aggressive treatment to anticipate future attacks.  Individuals who have had a silent heart attack are advised to reduce their weight, control blood pressure and cholesterol and get more exercise. If you are at high hazard for a heart attack because you have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoke or a family history of heart disease or sudden cardiac death, your doctor can determine whether or not you need EKG. 
Individuals at high chance of heart trouble due to diabetes and other factors ought to moreover attention to heart-attack symptoms like shortness of breath, abnormal fatigue or pain in the shoulders, chest and arms or back that come on during regular exercise or physical work. Moreover the symptoms during activities you used to perform without any unusual sensations are important to watch for.

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