On August 28th, in New Delhi, something happened.
People found out that they had different warning signs before a sudden heart problem, according to a new study in a journal called The Lancet Digital Health.
The study by the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre found that women who experience a sudden heart attack often experience difficulty breathing, while men commonly experience chest pain before a heart attack. Some smaller groups of both males and females experienced heart palpitations, seizure-like activity, and flu-like symptoms.
Additionally, the researchers discovered that half of the people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest felt at least one symptom, such as chest pain, difficulty breathing, feeling lightheaded, or having an irregular heartbeat, within 24 hours before their heart stopped working.
Using early signs of danger to prioritize and provide immediate medical attention could help prevent sudden deaths, according to the study.
Sumeet Chugh, an author on the study from Smidt Heart, said that our discoveries could change how we prevent sudden cardiac death.
The study found that 90% of people who experience sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die from it. This shows the importance of finding better ways to predict and prevent this condition urgently.
Researchers used information from two studies in the United States. One study is called the Prediction of Sudden Death in Multi-Ethnic Communities (PRESTO) study, which was conducted in California. The other study is called the Sudden Unexpected Death Study (SUDS), which was done in Oregon.
A study called PRESTO found that out of 823 people who had a sudden heart attack and were seen by someone nearby or a healthcare worker, 50% (or 411 people) had at least one symptom 24 hours before. Eight years ago, a study began that included 1672 people who had sudden cardiac arrest and were likely caused by heart problems.
The SUDS study, which started 22 years ago, also found similar results, according to the researchers. Please rewrite the text in simpler words.
