A heart attack is an emergency medical event. Heart attacks happen when one or more coronary artery becomes blocked, preventing necessary blood flow and oxygen from getting to the heart muscle. And without blood flow and oxygen, heart tissues can be permanently damaged or die. Some of the most...
HOW TO PREVENT A HEART ATTACKThe article presents advice for runners who are already active but who are still at risk for a heart attack, including information about diet, diagnostic testing, and medication.Agatston, ArthurRunners World
Using the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months. The tool has been developed by a research group at Uppsala University in the hope of increasing patie
"We identified around 90 molecules that were linked to a risk of a first heart attack. However, the samples that are already taken in health care now are enough to predict the risk. We hope that this will increase people's motivation to take theirpreventive medicineor stop smoking, for exa...
Pain or tingling in one or both arms.Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security if the pain is only in your right arm. Arm discomfort due to a heart attack isn’t limited to the left side. Jaw pain,neck pain, orback pain. ...
You've been trained in CPR but the guy that taught the course neglected to tell you how to perform it on yourself. Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart stops beating properly and who ...
There can be a number of symptoms which a person can experience months in advance of the actual heart attack. Or, sometimes the symptoms come out of the blue suddenly. In either situation it can be very important to know the symptoms of a heart attack in order to take action. ...
palatial penthouse to find her husband suffering through his final moments after having a heart attack on his Peloton. The scene was so shocking that our very own Katie called up the head of clinical cardiology at Mt. Sinai to tell uswhat Carrieshouldhave doneto try and save Big’s life....
The vast majority of heart attacks never need to happen. Here's what to do (and what to skip)
While Mad Men was set in the 1960s, popular culture continues to repeat this stereotype. Can you think of any women in news reports, magazines, literary fiction, television drama or film who have been depicted having aheart attackor with any other symptoms of heart disease?