18 million people die annually from cardiovascular diseases, which is one of the leading causes of death in the world.

A heart attack is a deadly cardiovascular disease with insidious symptoms. Men should be examined for cardiovascular risk factors every year from the age of 40 and women from the age of 50.

In order to obtain effective results from treatments such as clot-dissolving drugs, balloon and stent after cone angiography, the occluded heart vessel must be opened within the first 60 minutes of the heart attack.

When a heart attack is called, severe pain usually develops in the middle of the chest in the form of a feeling of pressure or heaviness, and sometimes it can spread to the arms. However, he stated that 20-30 percent of patients develop without chest pain and with 'insidious' signals.

Even Jaw and Toothache Can Be Signs of a Heart Attack

Burning sensation in the stomach, nausea, vomiting; The lower surface of the heart is located just above the stomach. For this reason, stomach-directed signals may develop in right coronary artery occlusions that feed the lower part of the heart.

Palpitations, fainting, and confusion; Palpitations, fainting, and confusion can also be signs of a heart attack in their own right. Serious rhythm disturbances due to heart attack, acute heart failure and sudden hypotension can be found under these symptoms.

Pain in the lower jaw and teeth; Pain in the lower jaw and lower jaw teeth can also indicate a heart attack on its own. Angioedema in these patients usually shows severe stenosis of the coronary vessels.

Fatigue quickly; Although diseases such as asthma and COPD may come to mind at first glance in complaints such as squeezing, narrowing, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and exhaustion that develop even with mild exertion, the underlying cause may still be severe coronary artery disease or heart attack. .

Arm, shoulder and back pain; An insidious heart attack may present with symptoms of pain and numbness in both arms without chest pain or only in the left or right arm. Pain and numbness usually develop in the left arm. This is because the nerves related to the heart are also connected to the left arm. Shoulder and back pain can also be added to the pain that starts in the arms. Those who have complaints such as pain and numbness that last longer than 20 minutes should go to a specialist doctor.