India, May 30 -- A heart attack is a serious health condition that involves the blood supply to the organ getting blocked or severely reduced. It is experienced by many people, particularly the elderly, and is common enough that people have an idea of what it might feel like.

However, the same idea prevents us from recognising the symptoms of a heart attack when they are uncommon. Taking to Instagram on May 29, Dr Kunal Sood, a Maryland-based physician in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine, explained what these uncommon symptoms may feel like and why.

According to Dr Sood, "A lot of people think a heart attack has to feel like dramatic, crushing chest pain. But sometimes it feels more like reflux, pressure, or a tight band ...