HEART ATTACKS

Heart Attacks



Heart Attacks

Introduction

A heart attack is a situation that causes fear, probably it is unimaginable. However, if one learns to recognize symptoms of a heart attack and what immediate action takes, can potentially save a life. Using this information in this essay, one can act quickly and calmly if a family member or friend suffers a heart attack. During a heart attack, a clot blocks blood flow to the heart. The muscles of the heart begin to suffer damage. The more time passes without receiving treatment, the greater the injury. (Mackay, 2004)

Thesis Statement

In order to live a healthy life avoids being indulged in unethical activities and exercise regularly. The root cause and diagnosis is to be tested at all costs.

Cause

The heart attack a serious cause of the causes of ill health and more common causes of death in developed countries. Each year about 1.5 million people in the United States dies of heart attack and about half a million people. More than half of that number dies before reaching the hospital. This has led the progress that has occurred in understanding the causes of heart attacks to improve the prevention and treatment strategies and to reduce the mortality rate. Has become more than 90% of patients who reach hospital in time to receive treatment to stay alive during hospital. There are also investigating a similar proportion of the same target in the following year after discharge from the hospital. In general, there are a number of up to 600 thousand people die of heart attacks each year, as many people as medium-sized U.S. city.

It is noteworthy that all cases of heart attack patients affecting the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis. When the clogged arteries narrow and blood can supply to part of the heart, this causes severe pain and can also cause congestive heart failure. (Potter, 2009)

Symptoms

The characteristic symptoms of a heart attack will be similar to the symptoms of angina, but more severe and longer lasting. The patient feels pain or burning or a contemporary feel terrible pressure in the middle of the chest. The move to the top of this pain until it reaches the neck, jaw or shoulder, or may even reach into the arm or back. The pain is often accompanied by sweating, heart attack, dizziness and feeling of weakness and shortness of breath. If pain is being felt in the chest that ...