Don't Ignore that Warning Symptoms for Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden
cardiac is the abrupt stop to the functioning of the heart. In most
cases the result will be fatal, because there won't be enough time to
give the immediate medical care. The sudden cardiac arrest occurs within
minutes of symptoms appear.
Cardiac
arrest don't occur suddenly. Mostly it is preceded by symptoms lasting
more than an hour. These symptoms usually occur in cases with a known
history of heart disease or risk factors. The patient may or may not
have diagnosed for heart disease. Unlike heart attack, cardiac arrest is
given less publicity and many failed to read the symptoms correctly. The
most common cause is the coronary heart disease, that is the blockade of
coronary artery due to fatty deposits on its walls.
A study by
German investigators refute the theory that sudden cardiac death occurs
at random in apparently healthy or low-risk patients. Dr.Dirk Muller and
his team studied the cases of 406 patients who suffered sudden cardiac
arrest and obtained cardiac histories and the median duration of warning
for 323. Their team belongs to University of Berlin and the results are
published in the Journal Circulation.
Results
showed that 22 per cent had experienced angina (chest pain) for 120
minutes, Dyspnea (difficulty in breathing) was present in 15 per cent
for 30 minutes, nausea or vomiting in seven per cent for 120 minutes,
dizziness or fainting in five percent for 10 minutes, while other
symptoms lasting 60 minutes were reported by eight percent. Only twenty
five per cent had no warning symptoms at all.
The team's
finding reveals that these symptoms were misinterpreted, suppressed or
denied despite the presence of a pre-existing cardiac disease or cardiac
risk factors. Some had other risk factors such chronic lung disease
diabetes and smoking.
The
patients at risk and their relatives should be educated regarding
symptoms and how to perform basic life support system, stressed Muller's
team.
Delaying
every minute will put the patient at a great risk. Don't put some
reasons for the symptoms you will be experiencing and delaying immediate
admission in a hospital. This applies more to the persons who have no
previous history of heart disease. You will be thinking that you are
healthy and the symptom doesn't relate to heart problem. But who knows,
what the condition of heart is inside.
|