The article highlights symptoms of heart attack in women. According to the author, while women may experience the classic severe chest pain that shoots down the left arm, there are also many women who experience subtler symptoms that may not im...
Preeclampsia can cause organ damage, in particular the heart and the nervous system, Dr. Céline Gounder, a CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, explained during an appearance on "CBS Mornings" as part of American Heart Month in February. "I...
Heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by the loss of blood supply. 心肌梗塞,是由于心肌缺血而导致的心脏肌肉坏死。 The blood supply is usually lost because a coronary artery, one that supplies blood to the heart muscle, is blocked by a blood clot (coronary thrombosis...
acting like a dam and acutely blocking the blood flow beyond the clot. When that part of the heart loses its blood supply completely, the muscle dies. This is called a heart attack, or an MI - a myocardial infarction (myo=muscle +cardial=heart; infarction=death due to lack of oxygen)....
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a group of different types of heart disease. Common heart disease symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, light-headedness, and dizziness. Heart disease has many causes, including genetics, atherosc
Heart attack symptoms can be different from person to person or from one heart attack to another. Women and people assigned female at birth are more likely to have these heart attack symptoms: Unusual fatigue Shortness of breath Nausea or vomiting ...
To help physicians more quickly and accurately evaluate if patients are having a heart attack, new, highly sensitive blood tests are in development and are designed to detect even minor heart attacks. It is important to know the symptoms of heart attack to save time at the hospital and exped...
“Myo” means muscle, “cardial” refers to the heart, and “infarction” means the death of tissue because of a lack of blood supply. This tissue death can cause lasting damage to your heart muscle. Heart Attack Symptoms Symptoms of a heart attack include: Discomfort, pressure, heaviness, ...
Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of people in North America? 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...
Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death internationally, with heart attacks necessitating swift action to reduce permanent damage. Recognizing the signs, symptoms, and acting proactively can save lives. This post will help you understand the key indicators of a heart attack, unequivo...