What Does a Senior Heart Attack Look Like?

Vancouver Senior Home Care  |  March 31, 2020

What Every Senior in Vancouver, BC, Needs to Know About the Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack

Senior Heart Attack | When someone clutches their chest due to strong pain, most people immediately suspect that they are having a heart attack. However, some heart attacks don’t happen suddenly. A person can have symptoms for hours before realizing what is happening.

Every year more than 150,000 people in Canada suffer from a heart attack. Fortunately, healthy lifestyle choices such as regular physical activity, good nutrition, and stress-free life can minimize the risk of having a heart attack or help those who are recovering after one.

Heart Attack Symptoms

Memorizing the most common symptoms of a heart attack can be a real lifesaver.

#1. Chest discomfort:

While some people experience discomfort in the form of squeezing, others have a feeling of fullness.

#2. Pain or discomfort throughout the body:

Heart attack doesn’t only cause chest pain. In fact, a person who is having a heart attack can feel pain in the neck, arms, jaw or back.

#3. Shortness of breath:

Most people do not recognize this as one of the symptoms, but it can be a sign that a heart attack is occurring.

#4. Nausea:

Vomiting, cold sweats and nausea can also signal the onset of a heart attack.

Types of Heart Attacks in Seniors:

#1. NSTEMI:

When blood flow to the heart through a coronary artery is severely restricted it causes this type of heart attack.

#2. Demand Ischemia:

This type of heart attack can happen when the heart needs more oxygen than the body can provide.

#3. Silent Heart Attacks:

A silent heart attack occurs without the patient’s knowledge.

#4. Coronary Artery Spasm:

This heart attack happens when the artery wall tightens and blood flow through the artery becomes restricted.

#5. Cardiac Arrest:

This is a term used when a patient’s heart stops beating.

Recognizing the symptoms as early as possible and seeking medical attention on time can save your life and drastically prevent damage this condition can cause.

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Many families prefer Comfort Keepers® when arranging senior home care services for a loved one in or around Vancouver, British Columbia. 

If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones, we can help with 24-hour care. Comfort Keepers Vancouver also provides home care services like respite care, overnight care, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care, personal care, and more! 

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Personal and empathetic care starts in the heart and allows us to meet our clients’ needs. Comfort Keeper’s philosophy is to elevate the human spirit, and our caregivers ensure your loved one experiences a better quality of life.

Trained caregivers help provide our senior clients with personal home care to help maintain the highest possible quality of life, keeping them happy and healthy at home. Our Interactive Caregiving™ delivers a system of care that addresses safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs).

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Comfort Keepers® Vancouver is proud to provide elder care in homes throughout Vancouver, keeping seniors safe in their homes. We provide home care for the seniors of Vancouver and the surrounding areas of Burnaby, Langley, Maple Ridge, and Richmond. Please call (604) 689-8609. 

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