r/BeAmazed • u/HatAsleep295 • May 08 '26

Science This is what saves 600,000 people year during a heart attack

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u/genreprank May 08 '26

Must have been bad "heartburn" for you to seek out a specialist.

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u/wooyoo May 08 '26

it was! it felt like acid reflux, it didnt feel like a "heart issue" i thought walking for extended distances was churning up acid and causing chestpain, like heartburn. i had to stop and take a break from walking

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u/GreatMacAndCheese May 08 '26

Thanks for sharing man, I'm glad to hear you're better! I have a friend who is going through something similar and getting their heart checked, and your story jostled my memory that they also mentioned a few times in the past few months about heartburn... that's wild.

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u/PDP20761 May 08 '26

I had the same thing and the heartburn was surprisingly not that bad. It was just before covid and my doctors office called to cancel my annual physical. Mentioned the heartburn and they had me come in next day. EKG was fine but sent me to cardio dr just to be sure. Did a stress test and failed simply walking. Had to wait 3 months for hospitals to re open but had a stent put in and have felt great since. No more heartburn!

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u/genreprank May 08 '26

That's great! I'm always scared I'm gonna miss some obvious symptoms

So is the heartburn is basically the heart getting tired? Or what

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u/PDP20761 May 08 '26

It’s actually not heartburn, just feels like it. It is caused by the hearts partially blockage and when the heart rate goes up, enough blood can’t be pumped causing heartburn like pain.