Is a heart attack a painful death?

A man on the floor dying GETTY. Everyone's heard of heart attacks but did you know it's a blockage in the heart valves? How do you know if you're having a heart attack/ how does it feel? read more

This interruption of blood flow to heart causing heart tissue death is called heart attack. Any trauma to the part of our body is going to be painful. Since the nerve supply for heart is by the medulla oblongata, the trauma experienced by the heart of the pain felt would be referred. read more

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a sudden, unexpected death caused by a change in heart rhythm (sudden cardiac arrest). It is the largest cause of natural death in the U.S., causing about 325,000 adult deaths in the U.S. each year. read more

A heart attack may occur in people with angina (intermittent short-lived chest pain, usually brought on by exertion, caused by a narrowing in one or more of the arteries that supply the heart muscle), or it may occur out of the blue. read more