A woman feeling dizzy (Image: Getty) A top cardiologist has highlighted the 10 heart symptoms that should never be ignored, including breaking into a sweat during light exercise, feeling nauseous alongside chest pain, and waking up tired. Dr Ameet Bakhai, a consultant cardiologist at Spire Bushey Hospital, also pointed out other signs of potential heart issues such as experiencing heaviness in the arm during exertion, struggling to breathe when climbing stairs, and noticing frequent extra or skipped heartbeats. Other indicators that your heart may need attention include difficulty in bending down and standing up, feeling dizzy upon standing quickly, and having swollen legs, which could suggest your heart is not adapting to changes in position or is retaining excess fluid.
Dr Bakhai, who specialises in research into how lifestyle factors affect cardiac health and prevention methods, also stated that a healthy adult should be able to run up two flights of stairs without losing breath and squat on a toilet, assuming they have no other health conditions, reports Gloucestershire Live . In addition, a healthy individual should comfortably hold their breath for 20 seconds. Dr Ameet, who has been advising Healthspan's Love Your Heart supplement range, which commissioned the study, warned: "We often ignore our heart health and its signals until it's too late.
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