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  [...]

The human aorta is 2 to 3cm wide in diameter, usually. Even a single weak spot anywhere in the aorta can bring about an outward bulge which is known as an aneurysm. When there occurs such a bulge in the aorta when it passes through the chest, it is known as thoracic aortic aneurysm. While, if this kind of a bulge in the aorta occurs when it makes its way through the abdomen, then it is called as an abdominal aortic aneurysm or AAA. As compared to the thoracic aneurysms, the abdominal aortic aneurysms are more common among humans, esp. in men. The chance that an aneurysm will rupture depends on the size of the bulge. If an aneurysm wider than 5.5cm, there are more chances of a rupture - and as the size goes on increasing, the risks also increase. Symptoms An abdominal aortic aneurysm is also called the Silent Killer due to no  [...]

Pulmonary embolism is a medical condition where one or many arteries present in the lungs get blocked. In majority of the cases, pulmonary embolism is the result of blood clots which travel to the lungs from the body’s other parts. Most blood clots originate in the legs. Pulmonary embolism can manifest itself even in healthy individuals. Pulmonary embolism symptoms vary from individual to individual. Some of the most common pulmonary embolism symptoms include chest pain, cough that can bring up sputum that has a tinge of blood, and shortness of breath. The condition is serious and life-threatening. Timely treatment with appropriate medications having anti-clotting properties can reduce chances of death. Adequate measures and steps need to be undertaken to prevent the formation of blood clots in the legs. This can help prevent pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism symptoms may vary to a great extent. It depends on the extent  [...]