Often Painless But Its A Heart Attack

According to a med. student relative, the 50s are a time when heart attacks can take a man's life.

Its called the "widowmaker" and it involves the left anterior ventricle. We lost a very dear friend a few months ago to this type of heart attack.

On a related note, according to this article there are silent heart attacks that may even be painless. Doctors are able to identify if one has occurred with an electrocardiogram test.

Yahoo: "Silent" heart attacks more common than thought

They studied 185 patients with coronary artery disease but no record of heart attacks who were scheduled to have a test to look for possible blockages in their heart arteries.

They found that 35 percent of the patients had evidence of a prior heart attack...