{"id":12069,"date":"2017-08-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartstarttohealth.com\/?p=12069"},"modified":"2017-08-23T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T10:00:00","slug":"have-you-had-a-silent-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wisebusinessuniversity.com\/blog\/health\/weight-management\/have-you-had-a-silent-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Had A \u2018Silent\u2019 Heart Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Statistics show us that: Nearly half of all heart attack victims don\u2019t know they\u2019ve even had a heart attack.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

And these so-called silent heart attacks triple the odds of having heart disease that leads to death.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of us associate a heart attack with severe chest pain, shortness of breath, and cold sweats. These are the classic symptoms that cause us to dial 911.<\/span><\/p>\n

But new research from Wake Forest University found that 45% of all heart attacks are silent. The symptoms are either unrecognized as those of a heart attack or they are so mild they go unnoticed.<\/span><\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t until much later that the victim discovers they have had a heart attack, usually during a routine check up or electrocardiogram and damage to the heart has been discovered. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Elsayed Soliman is director of the epidemiological cardiology research center at Wake Forest School of Medicine. He is the lead author on the study.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Silent heart attacks are almost as common as heart attacks with symptoms, and just as bad,\u201d he warned.<\/span><\/p>\n

In some ways, they are worse. Because the patient is unaware of the heart attack, he or she does not get treatment or make any lifestyle changes. And they end up having another heart attack that can be fatal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Researchers say there are subtle signs that indicate you may have suffered a silent heart attack:<\/span><\/h3>\n