How to Spot Early Heart Blockage at Home: Simple Tests & Red Flags

Heart attacks are killing young Indians, The signs will be there but Nobody will notice until it is too late.
Heart blockage doesn't announce itself with sirens. It whispers through small symptoms. Chest tightness, Breathing trouble while climbing stairs. Feeling tired after doing nothing.

You can catch these signs at home. No machines needed. Just five minutes and your own body.
Sit down quietly. No TV. No phone. Just sit for one minute.
Now place two fingers (not your thumb) on your wrist. Right where you wear your watch. Feel for the pulse.
Try to Count your heart beats for 60 seconds, Don't just guess. Actually count them.
A normal heart beats 60 to 100 times per minute when resting. But the rhythm matters more than the number.

Does it feel regular? Like a tabla keeping steady beat? Or does it skip and jump around?


Find stairs in your building. Two floors up. That's it.
Climb at normal speed. Not racing. Not crawling. Just how you normally walk.

Notice three things:

• How hard are you breathing?
• Does your chest feel tight or heavy?
• Are you exhausted after just two floors?

A healthy heart should handle two floors easily. You might breathe a bit harder but not gasp like you ran a marathon.


Your body tells you when something's wrong. Most people ignore it.

• Chest feelings: Not always pain. Sometimes just pressure. Like someone sitting on your chest. Or tightness like a belt around your ribs.
• Breathing trouble: You get breathless folding clothes. Or walking to the kitchen. Tasks that were easy before now make you huff.
• Constant tiredness: You sleep 8 hours but wake up exhausted. Simple work drains you. This isn't normal tiredness. It's your heart struggling to pump blood.
• Swelling: Your feet or ankles puff up by evening. Your rings feel tight. Your face looks puffy in the morning.
• Irregular heartbeat, Your heart suddenly races for no reason. Or it feels like it skips beats.

If three or more of these happen regularly, don't google it. Go to a doctor.

• Chest pain lasts more than 5 minutes
• You sweat heavily with chest discomfort
• Pain spreads to your jaw, shoulder or arm
• Your father or brother had heart attack before 50
• You have diabetes or high BP

Doctors will do an ECG or TMT (treadmill test). These confirm if arteries are blocked.

Heart disease kills more Indians than anything else. Most of the deaths caused by heart attacks could be easily prevented. If people paid attention to small signs. If they tested themselves at home. If they visited doctors early.

Do these three tests this week. Make them a monthly habit. Your heart will thank you.

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