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Why so high sweating during Heart attack or in high fever after taking antipyretic medicins ?
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Sweating occurs in heart attack due to excess work of heart muscle in pumping blood through a narrowed heart vessel. This excess work in pumping blood leads to increased body temperature and to maintain body temperature sweating occurs. Same thing also occurs in fever.
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