Heart-attack survival, female income linkedLois M. CollinsDeseret News staff writer
Heart attack, death of a section of the muscle of the heart caused by an interruption of blood flow to the area. A heart attack results from obstruction of the coronary arteries. The most common cause is a blood clot that becomes lodged in an area of a c
IF you are at risk of having a heart attack your chances of surviving are higher if you live in Gympie than the Mary Valley, the Sunshine Coast, South Burnett or Cooloola Coast. Your chances of surviving if you live on Fraser Island are slim indeed. A university study into how your...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one link in what the American Heart Association calls the "chain of survival." The chain of survival is a series of actions that, when done in sequence, will give a person having a heart attack the best chance of survival. In an emergency, the first ...
Learn the symptoms and how to diagnose a heart attack, treatment options, and what you can do to reduce your risk.
cardiac arrhythmia- an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart arrhythmia cardiopathy,heart disease- a disease of the heart flutter- abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block ...
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that’s restricting the flow of blood and causing your heart attack. Treatment typically takes an hour or so and must be given under the monitoring of a health care professional. The earlier this medication is given the less damage to your heart (and the greater your chance of survival). ...
The data clearly revealed that patients who had very high EC levels before their heart attack were 52% less likely to die in the first year after a heart attack than those who had lower EC levels. The protective effect was identified up to one year after the heart attack. ...
Physical examination findings are relatively nonspecific and similar to that described in the Stable Angina Topic Review. Cardiac findings are usually only present during the ischemic episode. During an anginal attack, the heart rate and blood pressure may be elevated due to incr...