Heart attack coughing

Heart attack coughing- It has been said by some that when you are alone and have a heart attack, coughing can at times help to save your life. However, this was deemed to be a hoax, and the only time cough CPR can be used is in a hospital setting with doctors. This cannot be done anyway if you are alone, since the first symptom of cardiac arrest is unconsciousness. Also, many people that suffer a heart attack aren't in cardiac arrest, and will not need CPR.

If the person isn't in cardiac arrest, and tries coughing CPR, they could actually cause further damage to the heart. Even in a hospital setting, cough CPR has only been shown to work for about 90 seconds.

Heart attack coughing is not advisable without getting the proper consultation from your physician. Because in many patients there may be associated problems like lung disorders like COPD ( Chronic Obstructive Lung Disorder). Heart attack coughing can cause severe chest pain due to cardiac arrest. So don't take risk without consulting your doctor.
Some of the symptoms to watch out for when having angina, which is often a precursor to a heart attack are:

1. Women often experience pain between the shoulder blades and not the typical chest pain that people normally associate with having a heart attack.
2. Angina often happens before a heart attack. This is where the heart starts to beat faster, usually after physical exertion, emotional stress, or after a large meal. This means that the heart needs a greater amount of oxygenated blood to keep up the beating. However, when the channels that go to the heart aren't wide enough, then the heart is not getting the adequate nutrients it needs. This is the way in which the heart tells you it needs help. The pain is often described as a strangulating, heavy, intense experience unlike indigestion, pleurisy, or spasms. The pain usually begins right under the breastbone, on the left side of the chest, and then spread to other areas of the body like the neck, jaw, throat, left arm and shoulder, and sometimes the right side.

3. Chest pain that begins after physical exertion, and gets better with rest.
4. Chest pain that is caused by emotional stress
5. Shortness of breath- If you have never had a problem walking a short distance, and then all of the sudden become winded, this could be a sign of angina
6. Severe indigestion- This is if the indigestion is abnormal for you, or you cannot get relief through the use of antacids.

The symptoms of a heart attack are different for everyone, but are generally:
1. Dizziness
2. Tightness or the feeling that their chest is being squeezed
3. Fullness, pressure or pain in the chest that lasts for at least two minutes
4. Pain that spreads to the shoulders, neck, or arms
5. Sudden weakness, strong pain, fainting, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, or sweating

Heart attacks most frequently occur from 4:00 am to 10 am, since there is more adrenalin being released in the body at this time. Excess adrenaline can cause plaque that forms a clot to break open, resulting in a heart attack.

There are a myriad of symptoms that can be present when having a heart attack. While not all symptoms may be present, when several happen at the same time, this can be cause for alarm. Emergency care should be sought as soon as possible.

Warning: Don't practice heart attack coughing without asking your physician. It may be dangerous to your life.

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