Heart Attack
A attack happens when there's a sudden loss of blood flow to a neighborhood of your cardiac muscle . Most heart attacks are caused by coronary heart condition .
A heart attack is life-threatening. If you think that you or anyone else has a attack , call an ambulance immediately.
If you’re not sure, it’s still important to seek medical attention to be on the safe side.
Symptoms
Heart attack symptoms vary from one person to a different . The most common signs of a attack are:
Women are less likely to recognise symptoms of a heart attack and often delay calling 999
• Pain or discomfort in your chest that suddenly occurs and doesn’t get away .
• The torment may spread to one side or right arm or may spread to your neck, jaw, back or stomach. For certain individuals the torment or snugness is extreme, while individuals simply feel awkward.
• you'll also feel sick, sweaty, light-headed or in need of breath.
It’s possible to possess a attack without experiencing ‘classic’ pain . This is more common within the elderly, women, or those with diabetes because the condition can cause nerve damage which may affect how you are feeling pain.
During a attack there's also the danger of getting a asystole . This is the point at which your heart quits siphoning blood and ordinary breathing stops.
Causes
Most heart attacks happen when the within of 1 or more of your coronary arteries become narrowed thanks to a gradual build-up of fatty deposits called atheroma.
If a bit of this fatty material breaks off, a grume forms to undertake and repair the damage to the artery wall. This grume can block your arteria coronaria , causing a part of your cardiac muscle to be starved of blood and oxygen. This is a heart attack.
You might also hear a attack called acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarct (MI) or coronary .
Other rarer causes of a attack include spontaneous arteria coronaria dissection (SCAD)where one or more of the coronary arteries tear.
Treatments
If you've got a attack you would like to possess treatment as soon as possible.
Early treatment to urge the blood flowing to the damaged a part of your cardiac muscle again can save your life and limit the quantity of permanent damage to your cardiac muscle .
Many people who have a attack got to have emergency treatment to unblock the arteria coronaria .
• you would possibly have a treatment called primary angioplasty, which may be a procedure to re-open the blocked arteria coronaria and typically involves inserting one or more stents to assist keep the narrowed artery open.
• otherwise you may need thrombolysis, which suggests supplying you with a ‘clot-busting’ medicine to dissolve the grume that's blocking the arteria coronaria .
In some types of heart attack people do not receive either of these two treatments because it may not be safe or appropriate.
You will usually stay in hospital for about two to 5 days, counting on what treatment you've got had and the way well you start to recover.
Prevention
Living a healthy lifestyle can help prevent you from developing coronary heart condition and having a attack .
There are a number of lifestyle factors that can increase your chances of getting coronary heart disease. These include:
High blood presure
Hihg cholestorel
Diabetes
Smoking
weigth and body shape
Not doing enough physical actitivity
But the good news is that you can do something about them. Find out more about making changes to your lifestyle to keep your heart healthy.
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