Missing a Beat? Signs Your Heart is in Trouble
Many of us get slight heartburn after indulging in our favored Juicy Lucy joint. And we’ve all sensed our hearts race and our breaths get heavy after mounting the stairs at Minnehaha Falls. But can signs like these ever be cues that something more severe is going on? And what about more “distinctive” symptoms like chest tightness or heart flutters? Is it a passing specialty? Or an early warning of heart hazards? On their own, rare experiences like these are presumably nothing to worry about. But when you’re regularly participating in things that seem out of the standard, they’re worth yielding attention to. Nearly half of all American adults have some sort of cardiovascular illness, including heart disease. A major affair like a heart attack or stroke is oftentimes the first sign of concern for many people.