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You probably suppose you will know if you werehave a heart attack, law? You probably imagine that you feel a strong pain in your left arm or move your chest in agony. But in reality, all heart attacks are not like what you saw in movies or on television. In fact, some people may experience "silent" heart attacks, where theirSymptoms are not recognized Because they are not aligned with the dramatic way, we tend to think that heart attacks occur. And unfortunately, a new study found that some of these silent heart crisis symptoms are actually the most mortal. Read it to find out what symptoms of heart attack are more likely to cause deaths.

For a new study published May 5 in theEuropean Heart Journal: Active Cardiovascular CareDanish researchers analyzed data onCalls related to the heart attack For a non-urgent medical assistance and an emergency number in Denmark between 2014 and 2018. They discovered that more than 8,330 heart attacks were diagnosed within 72 hours of appeal, but there were differences in how patient conditions have progressed. According to their conclusions, patients with heart attacks with atypical symptoms were more likely to die within 30 days than those who had called with chest pain, whether called the number of emergency or non-emergency.

These atypical symptoms included respiratory problems, extreme exhaustion and abdominal pain. The rate of those who died after 30 days accounted for 4.3% for people with chest pain, but 15.6% for atypical symptoms, according to the study.

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The study revealed that 24% of patients with heart attack experienced atypical symptoms, the most common respiratory problems among them. Nevertheless, chest pain was the most frequently reported symptom at 73%.

Some groups are more likely to present with more unusual symptoms, researchers found. "Atypical symptoms were the most common among the elderly, especially women, who called for a support service for non-emergencies for assistance ", the study author and the doctorateAmalie Lykkemark Møller said in a statement.

According to researchers, people with atypical symptoms were much more likely to call non-urgent hotline on the emergency number. "This suggests that patients did not know that their symptoms required urgent attention," said Møller.

In terms of non-urgent calls, only three percent of those with thoracic pain did not survive, while 15% of people with atypical symptoms died.

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The increase in mortality levels among patients with heart attack with atypical symptoms may not be simply because they do not realize them they are experiencing a heart attack. According to the study, those with thoracic pain were significantly more likely to receive emergency care after calling for help than without. Researchers found that 95% of the appellants with chest pain were sent from the help after calling the emergency, while only 62% of those with atypical symptoms received an emergency expedition through the number of emergencies. The contrast between those who called the non-urgent line were even more stable. Among those who have chest pain, 76% have received emergency assistance, but only 17% of people with atypical symptoms have received the same thing.

"Taken together, our results show that cardiac patients with chest pain were three times more likely to receive an emergency ambulance than those with other symptoms," said Møller.

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