Arrhythmia also known as Dysrhythmia is characterized by the irregular beating of the heartbeat. In some cases, the heart rate is also irregular. Arrhythmia can occur in patients with regular heart rate, in patients with rapid heart rate as well as with patients with slow heart rate. The normal rate of the heart is between fifty to hundred beats per minute. In case of low heart rates the rate is below fifty beats per minute. This condition is known as Bradyarrhythmias. In case of rapid heart rate the rate is above hundred beats per minute. This condition is known as Tachyarrhythmias. The major causes of Arrhythmias of Dysrhythmis may be coronary artery diseases, an imbalance of sodium of potassium in your body, modification to the muscle of the heart, an injury which occurred during the process of a heart attack. Post surgery, during the recouping stage also this disorder may be manifested. Many times this malady may manifest itself in a seemingly normal heart also which  [...]

In this fast paced life with stress at its peak, high fat diet, irregular sleep, lack of physical exercise, we have become victims of a dangerous killer disease- heart attack. Heart attack is a serious condition where the heart does not have enough supply of blood and oxygen and when a blood clot develops in one of the blood vessels that lead to the heart and this clot can stop the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. The causes of heart attack are stress, depression, high blood pressure, obesity, lack of physical exercises which prevents the right flow of the blood to our body, diet consisting of fat foods which increase the cholesterol in our body and puts strain on our heart. The symptoms of heart attack are- The person experiences a discomfort in the chest and sometimes a mild pain.

Cardiac cephalalgia or headache due to heart disorders is basically a symptom indicating the most common heart disease type, ischemic heart disease. Occurrence of this syndrome as a symptom of ischemic heart disease is extremely rare. There are also instances, when the doctor fails to understand the actual cause of this symptom. Cardiologists might also argue that they have treated and diagnosed hundreds of patients suffering from heart disorders like angina, rhythm disturbances and heart attacks, but they have never heard anyone complaining about headaches as a symptom of those conditions. However, according to a recently conducted survey involving 150 people experiencing heart attacks, 6 percent individuals experience headache during heart attacks along with the more dominant signs like pain in the arm and chest. Other than that, it has also been found  [...]

Heart attacks are described to be mild when the flow of blood towards the heart slows down due to a partial blockage, unlike the major heart attacks, which occur due to complete heart blockage. Heart attacks that are not caused by complete blockage are mostly indicated by milder symptoms; below we have described the most common signs of mild heart attack. Chest pain: A chest pain triggered by heart attack is generally extremely subtle; it is not exactly like any other pain. You will feel heaviness in your chest and might also feel as if your chest is under a pressure; often a person getting the heart attacks feels a squeezing sensation in the area around his chest. These feelings might persist and might also occur with gaps of few minutes in between. Breathing difficulty: If you suddenly find it difficult to breathe, it might indicate the occurrence of heart attack. Shortness of breath i.e. not accompanied by other symptoms like chest pain or uneasiness  [...]

Symptoms of myocardial infarction or heart attack might vary from one patient to the other, the most common symptoms being tightness and pain in the chest. However, the pain indicating a heart attack might also occur in other body parts. There are instances when people suffering from heart attacks have experienced acute jaw pain. There might be many factors that may trigger jaw pain in heart attack patients. The most common one among them is decrease in the blood flow towards the patient’s heart for prolonged duration. Some patient does not feel any pain in their chest during heart attack; instead the pain radiates towards the jaw and other areas like neck, arm, back etc. Jaw pain might also indicate other physical disorders; but the type of jaw pain occurring heart attack patients is much different than jaw pain occurring due to other reasons. The pain may last for only a few minutes or might occur for longer durations. Jaw pain indicating heart attacks is often overlooked by patients  [...]