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Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Heart Attack - Causes, Symptoms, Risk and Treatment - Firstbell
March 19, 2019
Heart Attack - Causes, Symptoms, Risk and Treatment
A
heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by a loss of blood supply. A heart is a muscle, and it
needs a good blood supply to keep it healthy.
As
we get older, the smooth inner walls of the arteries that supply the blood to
the heart can become damaged and narrow due to the build-up of fatty materials,
called plaque.
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team examined data on almost 370,000 people aged 40–69. They first wanted to
see whether having a family history of coronary heart disease also increased
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Heart attach Causes
The
underlying cause of a heart attack is coronary heart disease.
Some
people may not know they have coronary heart disease until they have a heart
attack. For others, a heart attack can happen after weeks, months or years of
having coronary heart disease.
Heart attach Symptoms
Heart
attack warning signs can vary from person to person, and they may not always be
sudden or severe. Read about heart attack warning signs
Following are other possible signs and
symptoms of a heart attack occurring:
·
Crushing
chest pain
·
Shortness
of breath called dyspnea
·
Feeling
awful, generally
·
Vomiting
·
Feeling
clammy and sweaty
·
Shortness
of breath
Treatments during a
heart attack
Sometimes,
a person who is having a heart attack will stop breathing. In this case,
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, should be started immediately. This
process involves:
·
Manual
chest compressions
·
Defibrillator
Treatments
following a heart attack
Most
people will need several kinds of medications or treatments after a heart
attack. The aim of these measures is to prevent future heart attacks occurring.
They may include:
·
Aspirin
and other antiplatelets
·
Beta
blockers
·
ACE
(angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors
·
Statins
·
Angioplasty
·
CABG
or coronary artery bypass graft
Heart attach Diagnosis
If
you are rushed to hospital with a suspected heart attack, your health care team
will do some tests to find out if you are having a heart attack. They may
include:
·
Electrocardiogram
(ECG)
·
Blood
tests
·
Chest
X-ray
·
Coronary
angiogram.
Fast facts on heart attacks:
·
During
a heart attack, the heart muscle loses blood supply and is damaged.
·
Chest
discomfort and pain are common symptoms.
·
The
risk of a heart attack increases when a man is over 45 and a woman is over 55.
·
Smoking
and obesity are big factors, particularly in the at-risk age range.
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