Sunday, April 18, 2010

Symptoms of Heart Attack

Heart and blood vessel disease is the leading cause of death in the world. Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005, as many as 30 percent of deaths occur due to this disease.

In addition, research conducted Basic Health Research Ministry of Health in 2007 in 33 provinces, or 440 districts / cities are known, the number of samples among the population of all ages in Indonesia, all ages at risk of heart disease by 7 percent. Meanwhile, for the population aged 15 years and over the prevalence of heart disease is estimated at 9.2 percent.

Dr. Pomegranate MKes of Research and Development Agency explains, this percentage amounts obtained from the results of research conducted through interviews about heart disease. The question, among others, about the symptoms and a history of heart disease.


Therefore, recognize the five symptoms of heart disease should not be underestimated.

1. Bluish lips while doing the activity

2. Chest pain, such as severe depression, and shortness of breath when a flat road, while working hard, or when walking away

3. Palpitations for no reason

4. Shortness of breath during sleep without a pillow

5.Under the swollen calf

"From the research also found, those with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity is a factor supporting the occurrence of heart disease," he said when being met in the event 'One Day Seminar Preventive Efforts to Overcome Difficulties and the Promotion of Blood Circulation', in the Hall of the Ministry of Health Research and Development, State Street Printing , Central Jakarta, 14 April 2010.

Specialist Heart and Blood Vessels from Harapan Kita Hospital, DR.dr. Anwar Santoso Sp.JP (K), also added that the increasing number of sufferers of heart is also caused by unhealthy lifestyles. Consequently, they are still aged under 30 years old too, so many have suffered from this deadly disease.

"From the patients I deal with, the age of 28 years has been much afflicted by this disease. Usually this disease is suffered by people who have entered the age of 40 years and over, 'he said.

According to him, lifestyles and poor eating habits such as frequent dieting indiscriminate, such as lack of fiber, high-salt, high fat, too much alcohol, lack of physical activity, and too much smoke, is a trigger factor for heart disease faster.

"Therefore, today many campaigned throughout the country in the world to get back to healthy lifestyles," he said.

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