Does a heart attack happen straight away?

Does a heart attack happen straight away?

A heart attack can happen at any time, including while you’re resting. If heart pains last longer than 15 minutes, it may be the start of a heart attack. Unlike angina, the symptoms of a heart attack are not usually relieved using a nitrate tablet or spray. A heart attack can sometimes happen without any symptoms.

What is the difference between a stroke and a heartache?

Both result from a lack of blood flow to critical body parts: a stroke is caused by a blockage in blood flow to the brain, while a heart attack is caused by a blockage in blood flow to the heart.

What does it feel like immediately after a heart attack?

Discomfort in the chest, especially the center, that lasts more than a few minutes or comes and goes. The discomfort may feel like heaviness, fullness, squeezing, or pain. Discomfort in the upper body parts such as the arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach. This may feel like pain or general discomfort.

Can a stroke cause a heart attack within 3 days?

As many as 13% of stroke victims aged 60 or older will also have a heart attack within three days of the stroke. Since plaques are often found in arteries supplying both the heart and the brain, during such high-risk times strokes and heart attacks may occur nearly simultaneously.

What is the connection between stroke and heart problems?

Heart problems associated with strokes may be caused by the stroke itself, or may be caused by the same underlying process that produced the stroke (most commonly, thrombosis of an artery). Or, the heart problem may occur first, and the stroke may result from it. (This is most often seen when atrial fibrillation produces an embolus to the brain.).

Can a stroke cause new or worsening heart failure?

Stroke can be associated with new or worsening heart failure in a couple of ways. One way is that heart failure can result if a stroke is accompanied by myocardial infarction.

Can you have a heart attack without knowing it?

But if you don’t have the telltale sign of sudden chest pain that everyone is taught to recognize, it can be confusing. This is called a silent heart attack. It means you don’t even know you’re having one. But it’s still dangerous — and even life-threatening. How Can a Heart Attack Be Silent?