Heart Attack Symptoms
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HEART ATTACK
DESCRIPTION
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
Symptoms –
Crushing chest pain
Nausea
A cold sweat
Fainting
Shortness of breath
Risk factors –
Older age
Tobacco use
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Obesity
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome
Diagnosis and test –
Electrocardiogram
Blood tests
Chest X-ray
Echocardiogram
Coronary catheterization
Cardiac CT or MRI
Treatment –
Medications
Coronary angioplasty
Coronary artery bypass surgery
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