Warning signs of a heart attack

Do you know how healthy your heart is? It’s worth knowing the answer since coronary heart disease is the leading underlying cause of death in Australia. Interestingly, a 2017 survey conducted by Heart Foundation found that one in three Australians are not aware of the typical signs of a heart attack. Here’s how you can tell.

Female doctor checking heart beat of patient and recommend treatment methods and how to use medicine. Source: Getty images

Heart attacks are caused by factors accumulated over a lifetime mostly affecting people aged over 45. Nearly one in ten Australians aged 30 to 65 have been told by the doctor that they are at high risk of having a heart attack in the next five years.

Heart Foundation’s director of support and care Rachelle Foreman says half of the population wouldn’t know what to do if they suffer from a heart attack.

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