Heart attack :
A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when a blood vessel in the heart muscle (coronary artery) closes. The muscle is then cut off from the oxygen supply and can no longer do its job. A heart attack can be life-threatening! Therefore, it is important to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack as early as possible. Here you can read everything you need to know about warning signals, causes and treatment options and first aid for heart attacks.
How to know if a heart attack is happeningMany times people ignore the initial signs of heart disease and the result of this negligence is often fatal.
In one out of every six cases of death due to heart disease, people forget to pay attention to the early warning. This thing has been revealed in a survey conducted in Britain.
Symptoms :
Symptoms of heart attack are:
- Chest pain- chest pressure, feeling tightness in the heart.
- Pain in other parts of the body- Pain is felt from the chest to the hands (usually affects the left hand, but there may be pain in both hands), jaw, neck, back and stomach.
- Minds are disturbed or dizzy.
- To sweat.
- Trouble breathing.
- Nausea sounds like vomiting.
- Feeling uneasy.
- Cough attacks, loud breathing.
Heart attack: brief overviewtypical symptoms:
severe pain in the left breast area / behind the breastbone,
shortness of breath,
feeling of oppression / anxiety;
Warning, the symptoms in women can be different (dizziness, vomiting) than in men!
First aid:
Call an emergency doctor,
calm the sick, raise your upper body,
loosen tight clothing (tie, collar etc.),
and immediately resuscitate if you are unconscious and do not breathe!
Risk factors:
high blood pressure,
high cholesterol,
overweight,
little exercise,
diabetes,
smoking
Cause:
usually a blood clot that clogs a coronary artery
Investigations:
ECG,
cardiac ultrasound,
blood tests,
cardiac catheterization
Treatment options: widening of the narrowed cardiovascular system (balloon dilatation) and installation of a stent as part of a PTCA,
medicinal dissolution of the blood clot (lysis therapy),
other medications, bypass surgery
Prevention:
healthy lifestyle,
regular exercise,
healthy body weight
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