EP285: Heart Related Problems and Symptoms

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Doctor Warrick

11 Jun. 2023

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Risks, Heart Health

Welcome to my podcast. I am Doctor Warrick Bishop, and I want to help you to live as well as possible for as long as possible. I’m a practising cardiologist, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and the creator of The Healthy Heart Network. I have over 20 years as a specialist cardiologist and a private practice of over 10,000 patients.

This episode discusses heart-related symptoms and how to think of the heart like a car engine with an electrical system, pistons and valves, and fuel lines. Problems with the electrical system can cause palpitations or blackouts. Issues with the pistons and valves often lead to shortness of breath and swelling. Blocked fuel lines can cause chest pain or angina due to lack of blood flow. Women tend to experience more shortness of breath rather than chest pain from coronary artery disease. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should seek medical attention immediately.

Takeaways:

Symptoms of heart problems include chest pain and shortness of breath but there are other symptoms as well.
Palpitations, an irregular or fast heartbeat, can indicate electrical issues in the heart. Blackouts can also be a symptom of electrical problems.
Shortness of breath and fluid retention in the ankles can indicate issues with the heart muscle or valves pumping blood properly.
Women with coronary artery disease tend to have shortness of breath rather than chest pain as their main symptom.
Sudden blockages in the arteries that supply the heart with blood can cause chest pain, shortness of breath and even heart attack.
Angina or chest tightness during exertion indicates a gradual narrowing of the heart's blood vessels.
Getting checked out right away for any heart symptoms is important as they can indicate something serious developing.
Joining the Healthy Heart Network can help people understand their current heart health and risks, and take steps to improve.
Making changes to blood pressure, weight and cholesterol can help prevent heart disease.

Australia, like the rest of the western world, has a heart problem.

Over 9 million people around the world die from heart disease every year.

Every 10 minutes, someone in Australia suffers a heart attack. And 21 lives are lost daily because of it.

The devastating fact in all of this is…

Almost every one of those cases could have been prevented.

This podcast is for anyone who wants to improve their health literacy and gain information to help them make the best decisions about their risk of heart attack, their cholesterol, blood pressure, risk of diabetes, weight loss and general health. Join me on my personal mission journey to prevent Heart Attack on a global scale. If you like this podcast, I would be honoured by a 5-star review and appreciate if you let your friends and family know about this podcast; you may even save the life of someone you love!

Are You at Risk of a Sudden Heart Attack? How Healthy is Your Heart? Really?

Heart disease is the #1 killer in the Western World. In Australia, someone dies every 28 minutes from heart disease. That’s 51 people a day. In the US, someone has a heart attack every 40 SECONDS! Fortunately, many heart attacks are preventable. However, regular exercise and eating healthy are no guarantee you won’t succumb to this silent killer.

94% of Australians have at least One Risk Factor for heart disease.
59% of Australians have been Touched by heart disease.
Yet only 3% of Australians have had a Full Heart-Health Assessment in the past 12 months.

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