What is heart attack (myocardial infarction)?

A heart attack, also called myocardial infarction, is when blood vessels that supply blood to the heart are blocked, preventing enough oxygen from getting to the heart. The heart muscle dies or becomes permanently damaged.

How do members experience heart attack (myocardial infarction)?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with heart attack (myocardial infarction)*

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Amantadine Handicap/Disability Parking Permit Modafinil
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Carbamazepine Listen to Music Lorazepam
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Tramadol Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Pregabalin
Common symptom
Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Fluticasone-Salmeterol Albuterol Cardiac Stress Test
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Venlafaxine Fluoxetine Duloxetine

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for heart attack (myocardial infarction)*

Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment

(Aspirin Low Dose)
Type
Over the Counter Drug
How many have tried
508
Tried for
heart attack (myocardial infarction) (1)
Treatment

(Nitrostat)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
255
Tried for
heart attack (myocardial infarction) (1)

*Data from patients with heart attack (myocardial infarction), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with heart attack (myocardial infarction)*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Aspirin Low Dose)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
heart attack (myocardial infarction) (1)
Treatment

(Nitrostat)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
heart attack (myocardial infarction) (1)

*Data from patients with heart attack (myocardial infarction), who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has heart attack (myocardial infarction) on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 29
30s 80
40s 172
50s 400
60s 630
70+ 535

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 789
Female 1,029