26/09/2025
🔴 Not All Heart Attacks Come With Chest Pain 🔴
Some feel like "just acidity." That delay in seeking help could be deadly.
As healthcare professionals, we often emphasize the classic crushing chest pain of a heart attack. But what about those atypical symptoms – the ones that mimic gastric acidity, indigestion, or just a sense of discomfort in the upper abdomen?
These subtler signs are especially dangerous because they’re easily dismissed. And here's the real concern:
🧠 Many heart attack patients never feel chest pain at all.
⚠️ Who is more prone to these atypical symptoms?
➡️ Women
➡️ Elderly individuals
➡️ People with diabetes
➡️ Patients with prior silent or minor cardiac events
For these groups, a heart attack may present as:
Burning in the upper abdomen
Nausea or vomiting
Unexplained fatigue or light-headedness
Sweating without exertion
A vague sense of unease or “not feeling right”
Unfortunately, these symptoms are often mistaken for gastric acidity, delaying life-saving treatment.
⏱️ Timely Action Saves Lives
Every minute counts in a heart attack. If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms that feel like acidity but are unusual or persistent, especially with risk factors like diabetes, high BP, smoking, or age — don’t wait.
📞 Seek medical attention immediately.
It’s always better to rule out a heart attack than to ignore one.
💬 Let’s raise awareness.
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