a severe devastating pain in the chest this is a typical sign of a heart attackbut he can also express himself more subtlyfor example through shortness of air cold sweat and nauseathe heart attack has many faces says cardiologist prof heribert schunkert from the german heart foundationhe says you should always take unclear symptoms in your chest seriouslymr schunkert what happens in a heart attack in the bodyheribert schunkert this is something like a small explosion in coronary arterythis is based on deposits in the vessel wall which suddenly break up and lead to a clot formationthe clot clogs the artery and cuts the heart muscle from blood supplyso suddenly and suddenly there is a failure of the performance in the affected region of the heart and thus also a waste in blood supply to the bodywhat symptoms does that become noticeablethe heart attack has many facesbecause he comes so suddenly and suddenly and because every person reacts so differentlytypical are severe even devastating pain in the chestbut the pain can also be less stronga heart attack can also be expressed in the form of shortness of air nausea and cold sweatif complaints in the chest are not known in any form and you cannot explain it you should workthen what to dothen the emergency call 112 must be informedin almost all cases we can open the streak affected in the heart in the heart so that the blood can flow againhowever every minute counts to minimize damage to the heart muscle tissue and thus keep the risk of long term consequences such as heart failureas you are waiting for the ambulance you usually dont go wrong if you consume 100 milligrams of acetylsalicylic acid which is in a tablet as aspirinbecause that has a positive effect on the plateletsotherwise the following applies keep calm and if possible communicate someone so as not to be alonebecause the greatest immediate danger of a heart attack is the occurrence of malignant cardiac arrhythmias that can lead to cardiac arrest within minutesthen it is important that someone is there who can immediately carry out a cardiac massage dpainfocom dpa 211025997298884 dpa heart attack risk test of the heart foundation