Would you suggest Can you have a heart attack with normal heart rate and blood pressure??

Blood pressure is not an accurate predictor of a heart attack. Sometimes a heart attack can cause an increase or decrease in blood pressure, but having a change in blood pressure reading doesn't always mean it's heart-related. Instead, a better strategy for gauging a heart attack is to look at your overall symptoms.

• Chest Pain, Pressure, Fullness, or Discomfort. Sometimes the pain from a heart attack is sudden and intense, which makes them easy to recognize and get help.
• Discomfort in other areas of your body.
• Difficulty breathing and dizziness.
• Nausea and cold sweats.

By definition, a heart attack is a disruption of blood flow to the heart muscle that damages heart muscle tissue. However, the nature of that disruption and how the heart responds can differ.

There are three types of heart attacks, and each can affect heart rate in different ways:

The ST segment is part of the pattern on an electrocardiogram (ECG). This is a test that measures your heart’s electrical activity and displays it on a monitor as a continuous line. A person’s ST segment will typically appear as a flat period between peaks.

Learn more about ECGs here.

STEMI is what you think of as a traditional heart attack. During a STEMI, something completely blocks a coronary artery.

An NSTEMI reduces blood flow to the heart but does not cut it off completely. As a result, these types of heart attacks are not as severe as STEMIs but are still serious.

There are different types of NSTEMIs.

In type I NSTEMIs, a plaque rupture or erosion causes a partial blockage of an artery. Whereas in type II NSTEMIs, other factors such as artery spasms or dysfunctions cause a blood supply-demand imbalance.

In all NSTEMI types, no ST segment elevation appears on an ECG.