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Fortunately, or, unfortunately, not always a heart attack and stroke are the brightest classic symptoms, causing an ambulance. There are often cases when people transfer such states "on their feet", learning about them much later. Agree, it is better to be safe and ask for help in time, than to suffer from complications all your life.

Infarction

Can you imagine how a heart attack manifests itself? Have you read books, watched movies and now are sure that you will recognize it among all other diseases? Probably, a person with a heart attack seems to you overwhelmed, blue and panting? At the same time, he complains of the intense pain behind the sternum of the compressive nature, which he gives to the left shoulder blade, arm, etc.
The pain lasts for more than 30 minutes, is not removed by taking nitroglycerin. Yes, you are right, this type of heart failure occurs in 70% of patients. In the rest, everything happens differently. Think about a heart attack if:

• You are overtaken by the pain "in the pit of your stomach", which gives back to the shoulders, shoulder blades, and interscapular space. At the same time you feel sick and vomit, but it does not become easier. Often in such a situation, a diagnosis of pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, stomach ulcer is diagnosed.
• Suddenly, you started to choke (and it's hard for you to breathe) and swelled. At the same time, you feel bubbling in the lungs and can not lie - dyspnea intensifies.
• Among the full well-being, you started dizzy and you lost consciousness.
• You suddenly began to feel a heartbeat or, conversely, fading, interruptions in the work of the heart.

With such symptoms, do not hesitate to - contact a doctor, because to resolve doubts about the diagnosis will help a banal ECG - study.

Stroke

An acute disorder of cerebral circulation (stroke) in many patients is presented in the form of suddenly developed speech loss and paralysis of the limbs. Although in fact the variety of stroke is great. Suspect a stroke if:

• You have a disorder of consciousness: you are sluggish and braked, or woke up after fainting.
• Suddenly you felt a strong headache, dizziness, nausea, noise and ringing in your ears.
• You have episodes of seizures.
• You do not feel any part of your body.
• You can not perform a certain movement or feel weakness in the limbs.
• You have a speech violation: you stammer, do not pronounce or understand words, your voice has changed dramatically.
• You suddenly began to see worse, you double in the eyes.
• It became hard for you to swallow or you popperivaytes when eating.
• You have a lower eyelid or nasolabial fold.

It should be noted that the above symptoms can occur in many other diseases. To establish an initial diagnosis, it will be enough to have a simple neurological examination, which we do not recommend to postpone.

GB

Hypertension (GB) before the onset of complications often occurs asymptomatically. The most frequent complaints of patients are headaches, dizziness and tinnitus. And if your pain has arisen suddenly, has a pressing character and is located in the occipital or frontal part of the head, think about the hypertensive crisis. Especially if it is accompanied by flies before the eyes and nausea. However, these complaints are not specific and can not serve as a sign of increased pressure, because Often occur in people with normal blood pressure. Thus, the only way to suspect the presence of hypertension is to measure blood pressure. If at least for a triplicate study its figures exceed 140/90 mm Hg. - Hurry to the doctor. After all, the presence of GB is fraught with serious complications, among which not the last place is occupied by heart attack and stroke.