What is it?
Understanding heart attack is the first part to effective treatment and prevention.
- Very Common in 60 years or older males
- Should be examined by a doctor
- Treatable by a medical professional
Heart attacks are when damage to the heart muscle is caused by a loss of blood supply due to blocks in the arteries. Heart attacks happen when blood clots block a coronary artery trying to feed blood to the heart. Interrupting blood flow to your heart can damage or destroy the heart muscle. Also called a myocardial infarction, without emergency treatment it can be fatal. A heart attack happens when the flow of oxygen-rich blood in one or more of the coronary arteries, which supply the heart muscle, suddenly becomes blocked, and a section of heart muscle can’t get enough oxygen. The blockage is usually caused when a plaque ruptures. If blood flow isn’t restored quickly, either by a medicine that dissolves the blockage or a catheter placed within the artery that physically opens the blockage, the section of heart muscle begins to die. Usually treatment starts with oxygen, IV meds and nitroglycerin. Patients may need surgery or electric shock, and lifestyle changes.
You Can Prevent Heart Attack
There are many ways to reduce the chances of sustaining heart attack. See prevention tips listed below.
- Quit smoking: Smoking is the common cause
- Eat a balanced and healthy diet
- Stay active: get plenty of exercise
- Get plenty of good quality sleep
- Keep diabetes under control
- Keep alcohol intake down
- Maintain blood cholesterol at optimum levels
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What does Heart Attacks look like?
Find out if you may have sustained Heart Attack.
Heart Attack is diagnosed by self-checks symptoms:
- Discomfort in the chest region
- Pressure or tightness in the chest
- Pain or discomfort in the arm, back or neck region- usually on the left side
- Excessive sweating
- Shortness of breath, either on exertion or at rest
- Nausea
- Vomiting and Dizziness
Note: While these signs do show symptoms of heart attack, it is necessary to seek a doctor after these checks.