How to quickly relieve sudden heart pain

If you experience sudden heart discomfort, it is often caused by insufficient blood supply to the coronary arteries, which can lead to angina pectoris, which is extremely harmful to the patient and may even pose a great threat to the patient's life. When the disease suddenly occurs, you should sit on a chair or lie down flat, take any medicine immediately, call the emergency number, and go to the hospital for treatment.

1. Sit on a chair or lie flat on the bed

When symptoms of angina pectoris appear, the first thing to do is to stay where you are and not move. Don't panic. Try to talk less and take deep breaths. This can reduce the burden on your heart. If you experience sudden angina symptoms at home, sit still in a chair or lie flat on your bed. If angina pectoris suddenly occurs during outdoor activities, it is important for the patient to sit on the steps, roadside or other safe places to try to remain calm. This is very important and the patient should pay attention to it.

2. If you have any medicine, you must take it

Patients with angina pectoris can place a tablet of nitroglycerin under the tongue or take it sublingually. They can also take Quick-Acting Heart-Saving Pills or Compound Danshen Pills sublingually. This method can effectively improve the symptoms of angina pectoris. Please note that you can only take one tablet of nitroglycerin at a time. If the pain is not relieved, you can take another tablet every 5 minutes. Do not take more than 3 tablets continuously. What should I do if I suddenly have angina pectoris and I don’t have medicine with me? Don't be anxious at this time, relax and rest, and the pain will ease.

3. Tell your relatives or call the emergency center directly

Don't panic at this time. Use communication tools to get help, tell relatives or call the rescue center directly. Never feel embarrassed to bother others, otherwise it will increase the burden on your heart. If we can achieve the above points, we can effectively relieve the symptoms of angina pectoris, have a good rescue effect on our myocardial cells, and reduce the area of ​​infarction.

What are the symptoms of angina pectoris?

1. Typical symptoms of angina pectoris:

Sudden onset of squeezing, stuffy or suffocating pain behind the upper or middle part of the sternum may also affect most of the precordial area and radiate to the left shoulder, the anterior and inner side of the left upper limb, and the ring finger and little finger. It may be occasionally accompanied by a sense of impending death, often forcing the patient to stop activity immediately, and severe cases may also cause sweating. The symptoms of angina pectoris will not last long, most of which are 1-5 minutes, and rarely exceed 15 minutes. The pain will disappear within 1-2 minutes after resting or taking nitroglycerin.

2. Atypical angina symptoms:

The discomfort of angina pectoris symptoms is often located at or near the sternum, and may also occur at any level between the upper abdomen and the pharynx, but rarely above the pharynx. Sometimes angina pectoris symptoms may be located in the left shoulder or left arm, and occasionally in the right arm, mandible, lower cervical vertebrae, upper thoracic vertebrae, between the left shoulder blades or above the shoulder blades. However, angina pectoris symptoms are rarely located in the left armpit or under the left chest. In addition, the symptoms of angina pectoris may disappear quickly or only cause discomfort or stuffiness in the left chest.