JawaPos.com – Prevention is better than cure, and everyone should recognize the symptoms of heart disease so that they can detect it early and go to the doctor immediately.
Someone who feels chest pain should be alert because it is one of the symptoms of heart disease that may be considered as an ordinary disease.
To quote a heart and blood vessel specialist, dr. Bambang Budiono, Sp.JP, FIHA. FAPSIC, FSCAI, that chest pain can be one of the symptoms of coronary heart disease (CHD). Typical cardiac chest pain or stable angina pectoris has characteristics that are indistinguishable from chest pain that is not caused by heart disease.non-cardiac).
The hallmark of angina pectoris chest pain is triggered by physical activity and can be relieved by rest. Pain may also radiate to the jaw, shoulder or arm. ”Chest pain in angina does not have a specific location, it can be on the left or right chest, around the stomach, it can even be felt in the back so it cannot be determined with the index finger related to the location of the body part experiencing chest pain,” said dr. Bambang, Saturday (2/10).
This member of the Indonesian Cardiovascular Specialist Doctors Association (PERKI) said that another complaint of coronary heart disease is the chest feels pressured by heavy objects or tightness when doing activities, especially in people with diabetes mellitus and the elderly where neuropathy or impaired function of the nervous system, including those with diabetes mellitus, has appeared. gives the sensation of pain.
Chest pain arises due to a disturbance in the balance of supply and demand. Heart muscle that lacks oxygen supply will undergo anaerobic metabolism which produces lactic acid. Excess lactic acid production in heart muscle cells is what triggers chest pain.
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Editor: Dinarsa Kurniawan
Reporter : Antara
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