Cardiac Red Flags

Symptoms of Cardiac Pathology

• Chest Pain
• Shortness of Breath
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Fainting
• Claudication
• Fatigue
• Edema especially of extremities UE, LE or both

Symptoms of that may indicate Myocardial Infarction= Heart Attack

• Severe chest pain (substernal pressure, "There is an elephant standing on my chest".)
• Chest heaviness
• Radiating pain down one or both arms
• Weakness or unexplained fatigue
• Fainting
• Nausea and or Vomiting
• Diaphoresis
• Shortness of Breath

 

 

Symptoms for women experiencing a MI can be different. In addition to the above, symptoms may include

• neck, jaw or upper back pain (Mayo clinic, 2019)
• abdominal pain
• lightheadedness or dizziness

 

 

Red Flags - Exercise termination indicators

• symptoms of cardiac pathology or MI (see above)
• systolic blood pressure (BP) drops more than 10 mmHg from baseline BP
• ataxia or dizziness
• moderate to severe angina
• cyanosis or pallor
• subject heart rate is above target heart rate
• subject has significant cardiac history and heart rate is 30 beats per minute (bpm) above resting heart rate

 References

Mayo Clinic, 2019. Heart Attack. Know the Signs and Symptoms. Available at.

     http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-attack/in-depth/heart-   attack-symptoms/art-20047744

 

 

 

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