Hidden threat. How not to miss a microinfarction

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Many patients who end up in the hospital in serious condition with a heart attack later learn in conversations with the doctor that they could have avoided serious consequences if they had sought help earlier. And this is far from the saddest outcome.

The very concept of “microinfarction” does not cause as much concern for many as “heart attack”. But in essence it is the same thing, the only difference is that the lesion in a microinfarction is small and the patient has a much better chance of survival. A microinfarction requires immediate medical attention, as it can lead to a large heart attack, which is truly life-threatening.

Many people who have had a microinfarction learn about it by accident, for example, when undergoing a routine examination. Such patients are very lucky, because the focus and localization turned out to be “successful” and the microinfarction did not lead to any consequences. But this is not always the case and it is important to know what symptoms to pay attention to.

A microinfarction is often accompanied by blurred or atypical symptoms. Among them are the “classic” symptoms of a heart attack, for example, a sharp severe pain in the chest area, pain radiating to the arm, severe headache, weakness, dizziness, shortness of breath, heart rhythm disturbances, swelling. But often they manifest themselves in such a way that the patient easily writes them off as malaise or other diseases that he has already been diagnosed with.

A microinfarction is often mistaken for an acute respiratory viral infection. It can manifest itself as severe sweating, weakness, and fever. Swelling of the extremities and joint pain may also occur. The most important thing that should alert you is the sudden appearance of several of these symptoms. As a rule, if there are no serious consequences, they will soon pass on their own and this is also a reason to immediately consult a doctor.