More than 10 million people have heart
attacks each year, and you hear about it every day, but what do you know about
it? #MikellzBluez brings you some important things to know about heart attack….
A heart attack, or myocardial
infraction (M1), is a permanent damage to the heart muscle. “Myo” means muscle,
“cardinal” refers to the heart and “infraction” means death of tissue due to
lack of blood supply.
What
happens during a heart attack?
The heart muscle requires a constant
supply of oxygen rich blood to nourish it. The coronary arteries provide the
heart with its critical blood supply, so if you have coronary artery disease,
those arteries become narrow and blood cannot flow as well as it should.
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Discomfort, pressure, heaviness, or
pain in the chest
Fullness, indigestion, or choking
feeling (may feel like heart burn)
Sweating, nausea, vomiting or
dizziness
What
do I do if I have a heart attack?
Quick treatment to open the blocked
artery is essential to lessen the amount of damage. At first signs of a heart
attack, call for emergency treatment usually. The best time to treat a heart
attack is within one or two hours of the first onset of symptoms.
How
to know if you are likely to have a heart attack
ECG! The
ECG (also known as EKG or electron cardiogram) can tell how much damage has
occured to your heart muscle and where it has occurred.
Blood
test!
Blood may be drawn to measure levels of cardiac enzymes that indicate heart
muscle damage.
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That was very insightful.... Thank you for bringing such info to us :)
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