Panic attack vs heart attack signs: Here's how to differentiate between their symptoms

A majority of people tend to confuse a panic attack with a heart attack and fret due to this but you need to understand that a panic attack and a heart attack are two different things. Panic attack vs heart attack signs: Here's how to differentiate between their symptoms The symptoms of a heart attack: In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Bipeenchandra Bhamre, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai, explained, “A heart attack occurs when the heart doesn’t get the required amount of blood. Heart attacks are dangerous and can cause death.” The red flag of a panic attack: Dr Bipeenchandra Bhamre elaborated, “A panic attack is seen when a sudden attack of overwhelming fear or anxiety takes place. The symptoms are sudden anxiety and fear, chest pain, breathing problems, sweating, shaking or trembling, dizziness and nausea.” How to differentiate between a heart attack and a panic attack? If one is having chest pain or other symptoms and doesn’t have a history of panic attacks then it can indicate a heart attack.