Copyright (c) 2009 Stephen Lau A heart attack is one of the most devastating and traumatic experiences in life. At least 1.5 million Americans suffer a first or recurrent heart attack every year. Heart attacks are often an indication of advanced coronary heart disease, which is the Number One cause of death in the United States. . . . → Read More: The Emotional Recovery from a Heart Attack
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By Sven Ullmann Also known as acute myocardial infarction, heart attack is the leading cause of death worldwide. An average of 1.2 million Americans suffer from a heart attack annually and 40% of these people die . . . → Read More: Heart Attack Description Heart Attack: Delaying Brain Death in Cardiac Arrest Victims As the victim of a heart attack stops breathing, a process of irreversible brain damage starts to occur within the first three or four minutes. Or, does it? Years ago, while researching heart attack and cases of sudden cardiac arrest, I stumbled upon an article in Newsweek Magazine about a boy drowning in icy waters. Despite being submerged for over half an hour, he was pulled from the frigid river, resuscitated, and lived to recover completely. He suffered no brain damage, and I wondered how this could happen . . . → Read More: Heart Attack: Delaying Brain Death In Cardiac Arrest Victims By Sandra Prior Is your kid always on the move, impatient, highly competitive, calling all the shots, and intent on doing everything to perfection? . . . → Read More: Is Your Kid Heading For A Heart Attack? A heart attack (myocardial infarction), is a common but often deadly event. Over one million Americans suffer from heart attacks each year and approximately one in three of these people will die. During a heart attack, an artery providing the heart with oxygen-rich blood is blocked by blood platelets. . . . → Read More: Heart Felt? When Doctors and First Responders Fail to Diagnose Heart Attacks By Ng Peng Hock A neighbor of mine was home after a massive heart attack, caused by a very large, evil blood clot. According to what she understood from her cardiologist, a very large part of her heart was irreversibly damaged, and her life was going to have a change for good. No more smoking . . . → Read More: Life After Heart Attack! By Vigdis Tange Andersen Heart attacks are something that can be inherited from others in your family or you can create a world where you are eating and leading the lifestyle that is going to lead to a heart attach. . . . → Read More: Heart Attack Symptoms A heart attack is caused by a clot in the artery. The clot causes a blockage that stops the blood flowing to the heart and this result in a heart attack. . . . → Read More: The Common Symptoms of a Heart Attack By Ray Kelly If you’re male and you lead an inactive lifestyle you probably have at least 3 risk factors associated with heart disease. I know, I know, you feel fine but so do most people before they have a heart attack. Unfortunately, most people find out they have heart disease the day they are admitted in to hospital, and they are the lucky ones! Ladies, don’t think this is just something for men to worry about (as it has been in the past). . . . → Read More: Heart Attack: Are You At Risk? Many women suffer from heart disease each year. In fact, heart disease is the #1 killer of American women, where more than one in five women have some form of cardiovascular disease. . . . → Read More: Women: are you at Risk for Heart Attack? By Sven Ullmann Today, people mistake heart attack for cardiac arrest. The differene between the two is actually very distinct. Cardiac arrest is the medical situation when your heart stopped beating. . . . → Read More: Heart Attack Signs What do you mean by a heart attack? Heart attack occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. A heart attack is a result of two processes- One is the gradual and slow narrowing of the coronary arteries which supply the heart muscle with blood The second is a sudden and abrupt blockage of the artery due to the development of a blood clot in the narrow artery The result is a sudden cut off in the nutrients and oxygen supply to the heart muscle causing damage and potential death of heart tissue. . . . → Read More: Prevention of Heart Attack By K Bakhru In case angina pectoris is ignored, and the disease is allowed to progress, the blockage in coronary arteries/or in its branches may go on increasing. The end-result of such a severe blockage in coronary arteries/branches would be that the blood supply of a part of heart muscle (supplied by the respective branch of coronary artery) may suddenly stop completely leading to severe damage / injury / necrosis / death of the affected portion of the heart muscle. However, the patient may directly go into the stage of heart attack without undergoing the stage of angina pectoris . . . → Read More: What Is Heart Attack? Heart attacks are a major cause of death and disability. . . . → Read More: Silent Heart Attack By Phil Bate PhD You’re at home alone, and you suddenly feel a severe pain in the chest. It is now radiating up all the way to your jaw area, and it’s going outwards to your left arm. Almost certainly you’re having a serious heart attack. . . . → Read More: Alone With A Heart Attack When someone suffers a heart attack, it can turn his world upside down. Although a heart attack always presents challenges, keep in mind that every heart attack is different. . . . → Read More: What To Expect After A Heart Attack By Dr Tony Neaverson Most patients have symptoms prior to an actual heart attack – generally a “tightness” behind the breastbone, which generally is caused by an increase in heart rate. The coronary arteries fill in between heart beats therefore anything which increases your heart rate will reduce the time your coronary arteries have to provide blood flow to the heart muscle- the myocardium . . . → Read More: How Do I Know If I Am Having A Heart Attack? Recovering from a Heart Attack If you are recovering from heart attack or know of some that is, then it is important to ensure all professional guidelines are followed and that exercise becomes a regular habit once your GP/Doctor has declared you fit to do so. Exercise Exercise is part of the recovery process and should be treated as seriously as the medication and nutritional advice that has been prescribed to you . . . → Read More: Recovering from a Heart Attack By Robbie T. James Recovering from a broken heart is not easy. If you have recently been through a hard breakup with someone you love, you are probably trying to find ways to ease the pain. . . . → Read More: Recovering From a Broken Heart: Expressing the Pain Through Writing |
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