Tanda2 serangan sakit jantung yg biasanya anda abaikan...

diambil dr... http://health.yahoo.net/caring/10-heart-attack-symptoms-you-re-most-likely-to-ignore

1. Indigestion or nauseaOne of the most oft-overlooked signs of a heart attack is nausea and stomach pain. Symptoms can range from mild indigestion to severe nausea, cramping, and vomiting. Others experience a cramping-style ache in the upper belly. Women and adults over age 60 are more likely to experience this symptom and not recognize it as tied to cardiac health.Most cases of stomach ache and nausea aren't caused by a heart attack, of course. But watch out for this sign by becoming familiar with your own digestive habits; pay attention when anything seems out of the ordinary, particularly if it comes on suddenly and you haven't been exposed to stomach flu and haven't eaten anything out of the ordinary.

2. Jaw, ear, neck, or shoulder painA sharp pain and numbness in the chest, shoulder, and arm is an indicator of heart attack, but many people don't experience heart attack pain this way at all. Instead, they may feel pain in the neck or shoulder area, or it may feel like it’s running along the jaw and up by the ear. Some women specifically report feeling the pain between their shoulder blades.A telltale sign: The pain comes and goes, rather than persisting unrelieved, as a pulled muscle would. This can make the pain both easy to overlook and difficult to pinpoint. You may notice pain in your neck one day, none the next day, then after that it might have moved to your ear and jaw. If you notice pain that seems to move or radiate upwards and out, this is important to bring to your doctor’s attention.

3. Sexual dysfunctionHaving trouble achieving or keeping erections is common in men with coronary artery disease, but they may not make the connection. Just as arteries around the heart can narrow and harden, so can those that supply the ***** -- and because those arteries are smaller, they may show damage sooner. One survey of European men being treated for cardiovascular disease found that two out of three had suffered from erectile dysfunction before they were ever diagnosed with heart trouble.

4. Exhaustion or fatigueA sense of crushing fatigue that lasts for several days is another sign of heart trouble that's all too often overlooked or explained away. Women, in particular, often look back after a heart attack and mention this symptom. More than 70 percent of women in last year's NIH study, for example, reported extreme fatigue in the weeks or months prior to their heart attack.The key here is that the fatigue is unusually strong -- not the kind of tiredness you can power through but the kind that lays you flat out in bed. If you're normally a fairly energetic person and suddenly feel sidelined by fatigue, a call to your doctor is in order.

5. Breathlessness and dizzinessWhen your heart isn't getting enough blood, it also isn't getting enough oxygen. And when there's not enough oxygen circulating in your blood, the result is feeling unable to draw a deep, satisfying breath -- the same feeling you get when you're at high elevation. Additional symptoms can be light-headedness and dizziness. But sadly, people don't attribute this symptom to heart disease, because they associate breathing with the lungs, not the heart.In last year's NIH study, more than 40 percent of women heart attack victims remembered experiencing this symptom. A common description of the feeling: "I couldn't catch my breath while walking up the driveway."

6. Leg swelling or painWhen the heart muscle isn't functioning properly, waste products aren't carried away from tissues by the blood, and the result can be edema, or swelling caused by fluid retention. Edema usually starts in the feet, ankles, and legs because they're furthest from the heart, where circulation is poorer. In addition, when tissues don't get enough blood, it can lead to a painful condition called ischemia. Bring swelling and pain to the attention of your doctor.

7. Sleeplessness, insomnia, and anxietyThis is an odd one doctors can't yet explain. Those who've had heart attacks often remember experiencing a sudden, unexplained inability to fall asleep or stay asleep during the month or weeks before their heart attack. (Note: If you already experience insomnia regularly, this symptom can be hard to distinguish.)Patients often report the feeling as one of being "keyed up" and wound tight; they remember lying in bed with racing thoughts and sometimes a racing heart. In the NIH report, many of the women surveyed reported feeling a sense of "impending doom," as if a disaster were about to occur. If you don't normally have trouble sleeping and begin to experience acute insomnia and anxiety for unexplained reasons, speak with your doctor.

8. Flu-like symptomsClammy, sweaty skin, along with feeling light-headed, fatigued, and weak, leads some people to believe they're coming down with the flu when, in fact, they're having a heart attack. Even the feeling of heaviness or pressure in the chest -- typical of some people's experience in a heart attack -- may be confused with having a chest cold or the flu.If you experience severe flu-like symptoms that don't quite add up to the flu (no high temperature, for example), call your doctor or advice nurse to talk it over. Watch out also for persistent wheezing or chronic coughing that doesn't resolve itself; that can be a sign of heart disease, experts say. Patients sometimes attribute these symptoms to a cold or flu, asthma, or lung disease when what's happening is that poor circulation is causing fluid to accumulate in the lungs.

9. Rapid-fire pulse or heart rateOne little-known symptom that sometimes predates a heart attack is known as ventricular tachycardia, more commonly described as rapid and irregular pulse and heart rate. During these episodes, which come on suddenly, you feel as if your heart is beating very fast and hard, like you just ran up a hill -- except you didn't. "I'd look down and I could actually see my heart pounding," one person recalled. It can last just a few seconds or longer; if longer, you may also notice dizziness and weakness.Some patients confuse these episodes with panic attacks. Rapid pulse and heartbeat that aren't brought on by exertion always signal an issue to bring to your doctor's attention.

10. You just don't feel like yourselfHeart attacks in older adults (especially those in their 80s and beyond, or in those who have dementia or multiple health conditions), can mimic many other conditions. But an overall theme heard from those whose loved ones suffered heart attacks is that in the days leading up to and after a cardiac event, they "just didn't seem like themselves.

"A good rule of thumb, experts say, is to watch for clusters of symptoms that come on all at once and aren't typical of your normal experience. For example, a normally alert, energetic person suddenly begins to have muddled thinking, memory loss, deep fatigue, and a sense of being "out of it." The underlying cause could be something as simple as a urinary tract infection, but it could also be a heart attack. If your body is doing unusual things and you just don't feel "right," don't wait. See a doctor and ask for a thorough work-up.

And if you have any risk factors for cardiac disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, or family history of heart disease, make sure the doctor knows about those issues, too.

1. Ketidkhadaman perut & keinginan utk muntahsatu tanda biasanya diabaikan iaitu sakit perut. Simtom boleh dr yg ringan kpd teruk spt perut cramp, muntah dsb... biasanya cramp sebelah atas perut... wanita/org dewasa atas 60 tahun biasanya mengalami simtom ini tp tdk menyedari ia berkaitan dgn kesihatan kardiak.

2. Sakit rahang, telinga, leher atau bahuKesakitan yg 'tajam' (sakit betul) di dada, bahu atau tangan merupakan tanda serangan sakit jantung... tp tdk ramai yg alami keadaan ini... mereka akan terasa sakit di kawasan leher atau bahu... atau terasa pergerakan sakit dr rahang ke telinga... mgkin terasa sakit pd leher... kemudian tiada pd hari seterusnya... mgkin kemudian naik ke rahang dan telinga... jika mengalami keadaan ini, ia tanda penting utk anda jumpa doktor...

3. Ketidakfungsian seksUtk lelaki, alami masalah mencapai atau 'semangat' dlm seks adalah biasa pd mereka yg mengalami penyakit arteri... arteri di sekeliling jantung boleh menjadi sempit atau mengeras... maka bekalan darah ke kemaluan juga boleh dipengaruhi...

oleh itu belajar la CPR untuk kebaikan semua.

4. Lemah & sangat penat
Lemah atau terasa sangat penat selama berhari2 juga merupakan tanda2 masalah jantung... jika anda seorg yg cergas, dan tiba2 merasa sangat penat beberapa hari, jumpalah doktor utk pemeriksaan...

5. Susah bernafas & pitam
Bila jantung tdk mendpt bekalan darah yg cukup, ia juga kekurangan bekalan oksigen. Dan bila tdk cukup oksigen dlm darah, akan susah bernafas... sama perasaan bila berada di tempat tinggi... simtom tambahan spt pening... tp biasanya org tdk memandang ini sbg masalah jantung kerana berfikiran pernafasan adalah melalui paru2 & bukan jantung...

6. Kaki lenguh, ngilu atau sakit
Otot jantung tdk berfungsi dgn baik... hasil2 buangan spt karbon dioksida tdk dibuang dr tisu oleh darah... akibatnya terasa lenguh dan sakit spt edema disebabkan oleh pengekalan cecair pd tisu... edema bermula dr tapak kaki, 'ankles' & kemudian kaki kerana tempat2 ini jauh dr jantung di mana kitaran darah lebih lemah. Bila tisu semakin tdk mendpt bekalan oksigen, ia akan emakin teruk & membawa kpd keadaan lebih sakit disebut ischemia.

tuan admin, bole tak terangkan fungsi jantung dan cara pengaliran darah di jantung sehingga darah tersebut di bekalkan ke seluruh badan

hehe... mcm kita belajar biologi pula kalu begitu tuan... secara kasar kita perlu oksigen utk bernafas... kita perlu oksigen kerana sel2 badan kita perlu utk menjlnkan fungsi2nya... termasuklah sel2 otak... oksigen dihantar ke seluruh tubuh badan termasuk di otak melalui darah... darah mengalir kerana di pam oleh jantung... jantung yg lemah/sakit tdk dpt mengepam darah dgn baik... maka darah sukar mengalir/digantikan ke seluruh tubuh... bila begini, oksigen tdk dpt dihantar kpd sel2... maka sel2 akan mati termasuklah sel2 otak... kita juga mati... atau strok...

tk salah pn kita blajar biologi,,,, kalau mcm ini sllu kena chek itu jantung dgn ECG.

ramai sdh yg mati atau strok, hehehe...

ujian strees test pun boleh ba...

7. Susah tidur, terasa risau
Sesiapa yg mendpt serangan jantung, pasti pernah mengalami kesukaran tidur kira2 beberapa minggu sebelum serangan. Simtom spt sukar tidur malam, terasa gemuruh, risau tdk tau apa yg dirisaukan, banyak fikiran... terasa sesuatu akan bebrlaku... jd jika anda mengalami kesukaran tidur yg teruk dan merasa risau yg tdk dpt dijelaskan, pergilah berjumpa doktor...

8. Tanda spt selesema
Kulit lembap, berpeluh... kepala terasa ringan, pening... lemah... spt selesema... tp mungkin ada kaitan dgn jantung... kadang2 spt terasa 'berat' atau tekanan pd bhg dada... biasanya pesakit mengaitkannya dgn selesema, ashma atau jangkitan paru2... tp jika tiada peningkatan suhu badan spt ketika demam, jumpalah doktor utk rawatan...