Whether you’re on vacation or not, according to Dr. Crandall, your body will often warn you of a heart attack days, weeks, even a month before the attack strikes. However, many people fail to recognize or act on these warning signs. Recent research from Duke University Medical School indicates that up to 60% of people fail to recognize they are having a heart attack. And these so-called “silent” heart attacks are associated with a shockingly high risk of death.
To help educate the public about this life-threatening heart health hazard, Dr. Crandall has created a free video presentation detailing four bodily signs in particular — some of the most ominous warnings of unrecognized heart attacks.
Heart disease generally starts decades before it is diagnosed, Dr. Crandall said. In fact, many of those over 35 already have the early stages of heart disease without even realizing it.