Sudden Racing Heart Only Briefly Plus Shortness of Breath
What are the possible causes of a sudden but briefly racing heart with shortness of breath? And do the causes differ with young people vs. older? […]
What’s the Slowest a Heart Attack Can Occur?
Is there a such thing as a slow motion heart attack? The “Hollywood heart attack” occurs in just seconds, but can real life heart attacks take hours to unfold? […]
Why Playing Computer Video Games Makes Your Heart Pound
Do you find that nearly every time you sit down to play a video game on your computer, it isn’t long before you can feel the pounding of your heart? […]
Exercise or Take It Easy After a Heart Attack?
The old school of thought among doctors was to take it easy for the rest of your life after a heart attack rather than increase exercise. […]
Can Burping Be the ONLY Symptom of a Serious Heart Problem ?
If you’re wondering why your new-onset burping might be caused by a heart problem, you’d be smart to see a cardiologist; it’s possible for angina to cause only one symptom: burping. “Yes, gastrointestinal symptoms are [...]
Left Arm Pain As an ONLY Symptom: Heart Related?
So you know that left arm pain with chest pain, nausea, sweating might mean a heart attack. But what if your ONLY symptom is unexplained left arm pain? First off, even when pain in the [...]
How Soon After a Heart Attack Can You Resume Cardio Exercise?
Have you had a recent heart attack and want to either start up a cardio program or resume your previous aerobic exercise? How soon should this be? […]
How a Heart Attack Occurs without Blocked Arteries
Explanation for how a heart attack can happen with or without a blockage: Why blockages of only 30-50% are a higher risk for a catastrophic cardiac event than severely blocked arteries are. It’s hard to [...]
ANGINA: What It Feels Like, Duration, Triggers…
What does the chest “pain” of angina feel like and how long, or short, might be the duration? What are possible triggers? "Angina is a term for chest pain due to coronary heart disease," says Waqar [...]
Can a Pacemaker Implant Damage the Vagal Nerve?
If a person has recently had a pacemaker implant, but is also suffering from blackouts or fainting spells, one may wonder if the vagal nerve is somehow getting adversely affected by the pacemaker. Pacemakers Are [...]
HOW Sudden Stress Can Cause Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke
When someone says, “You stress me out so much you’re going to give me a heart attack,” maybe they’re onto something. Ever hear someone say, “All this stress is gonna give me a stroke!”? David [...]
Which Side Chest Pain More Likely Means Heart Attack, Illness?
A cardiologist explains which side that chest pain is more likely to mean a heart problem or attack. “Typically, left sided chest pain is more common in patients with angina and/or heart attacks,” says Donna [...]
Survival of Untreated Mild Heart Attack
If you have a mild heart attack but no surgical treatment, how long will you survive? “The short answer is we don't know,” says Pilar Stevens-Cohen, MD, FACC, Department of Cardiology, South Nassau Communities Hospital. [...]
Can a Troponin Level Be Normal After a Heart Attack?
A myocardial infarction is a heart attack. Troponins “leak” from damaged heart tissue and make their way to the bloodstream. Normally in the absence of a heart attack the levels are very low. A heart [...]
Can Anger Cause a Heart Attack or Stroke?
There really IS some truth to the saying, “If you don’t calm down you’ll have a heart attack.” You’ve heard of extreme sudden fear causing a heart attack soon after, but can anger (which is [...]
Can an X-Ray Show a Heart Attack?
If you go to the ER complaining of chest pain or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, the doctor will want to order a chest X-ray. You may wonder if this type of image can show a [...]
Normal Stress Test but a Massive Heart Attack the Next Day ?
A cardiologist explains why you can have a normal stress test one day and then a massive heart attack the next. You’ve probably heard of instances in which a person had a normal stress test [...]
Does Back Pain with Chest Pain Mean a Heart Attack?
What are the odds that if you uexplainably feel pain in both your back and your chest that it's a heart attack? Perhaps you’ve read that back pain can signal an oncoming heart attack, or [...]