Cold Sweating
Patients who experience sweating during a heart attack are more likely to seek help sooner rather than later. Although many people disregard the typical signs of a heart attack, a study of 1,073 hospitalized heart attack patients indicated that they were less likely to postpone treatment if sweating occurred.
New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that sweating and pain in the chest, arm, neck, or jaw may signal the beginning of a heart attack, even in those who haven’t been physically active.
It’s beneficial to your health to sweat during hot weather or exercise. However, increased perspiration is a natural response to the increased work required by the heart to pump blood through narrowed arteries. Moreover, the sympathetic nervous system activation in conjunction with the “fight or flight” reaction might cause sweating.
A typical indication of cardiac problems in women is night sweats. Unfortunately, women may misunderstand this symptom as a sign of menopause. Nonetheless, if you wake up to wet sheets or find yourself sweating throughout the night, this might indicate a heart attack, particularly in women.
