Man Complains About Earache, Then Doctors Realize It’s His Heart
It's "difficult to cover all the symptoms" of a heart attack, one cardiologist told Newsweek.
Cardiologist Kaustubh Dabhadkar warns about atypical heart attack symptoms, noting that the heart has no private line for pain. He shares an anecdote of a patient who initially complained of an earache but later revealed they were experiencing a heart attack through an EKG, as the pain originated in the ear lobe. Dabhadkar emphasizes the importance of recognizing unusual symptoms, as many patients may attribute them to simpler explanations, leading to delayed evaluation.
He highlights that roughly a third of heart attack patients may not experience chest pain, and symptoms can include jaw, teeth, or throat pain, upper back pain, and breathlessness or heavy fatigue, especially in older individuals.
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