{"id":2346,"date":"2016-04-12T13:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T12:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/8-out-of-10-heart-attack-survivors-failed-to-recognize-their-symptoms-finds-new-bhf-survey-of-more-than-500\/"},"modified":"2022-08-15T12:48:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T10:48:23","slug":"8-out-of-10-heart-attack-survivors-failed-to-recognize-their-symptoms-finds-new-bhf-survey-of-more-than-500","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/8-out-of-10-heart-attack-survivors-failed-to-recognize-their-symptoms-finds-new-bhf-survey-of-more-than-500\/","title":{"rendered":"8 out of 10 heart attack survivors failed to recognize their symptoms, finds new BHF survey of more than 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>World Heart Federation member the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has today released the results of a survey of 500 heart attack survivors. This found that 80% did not recognize that they were having a heart attack, with around 35% putting their symptoms down to indigestion.<\/h2>\n<p>Simon Gillespie, Chief Executive, British Heart Foundation:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s extremely alarming that the majority of people who suffer heart attacks mistake their symptoms for something less serious and delay getting medical help. Every second counts when someone has a heart attack. The sooner people recognize their symptoms and call 999, the better their chance of recovery. Research advances mean seven out of ten people now survive a <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/what-is-cvd\/\">heart attack<\/a>. But most heart attacks occur without warning and we have no way of predicting when they will strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johanna Ralston, CEO, World Heart Federation:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We welcome this research carried out by our member BHF and the spotlight it puts on the importance of understanding and reacting quickly to the symptoms of a heart attack. Increasing awareness of how we can all live healthy lives to help reduce our risk of, and improve our chances of surviving, a heart attack are vital if we are to achieve our aim of reducing premature mortality caused by cardiovascular disease by 25% by 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read coverage of the BHF research in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/2016\/04\/11\/one-in-three-heart-attacks-feel-like-indigestion-warns-british-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Heart Federation member the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has today released the results of a survey of 500 heart attack survivors. This found that 80% did not recognize that they were having a heart attack, with around 35% putting their symptoms down to indigestion. 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