{"id":153,"date":"2019-02-20T13:27:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T13:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nishithchandra.com\/blog\/?p=153"},"modified":"2019-02-20T13:27:12","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T13:27:12","slug":"what-is-a-heart-attack-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nishithchandra.com\/blog\/what-is-a-heart-attack-2","title":{"rendered":"What is a Heart Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heart Attack<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is a heart attack?<\/strong>
\nA heart attack happens when blood flow to a part of your heart muscle is suddenly blocked.
\nSometimes heart attacks happen when the heart needs more oxygen than the blood vessels can provide. This might happen, for example, during hard exercise such as shoveling snow.
\nThe heart is a muscle like other muscles in your body. It needs oxygen, which it gets from the blood in blood vessels. The blood vessels that bring blood to the heart are called coronary arteries. A blood clot in one of these arteries can block the flow of blood to the heart muscle and cause the heart to stop working right. If the block lasts for many minutes, part of the heart can be injured.
\nThe risk of a heart attack increases as you get older. Plaques (patches of cholesterol) may form in the arteries. This makes the arteries narrower inside. Blood clots may more easily form in a narrowed artery and block it.
\nBoth men and women have heart attacks.
\nWhat are the symptoms?
\nYou may:
\n\u2022\tFeel pressure or pain in the middle of your chest.
\n\u2022\tFeel pain in your shoulder, arm, abdomen, or jaw.
\n\u2022\tFeel short of breath.
\n\u2022\tSweat.
\n\u2022\tHave nausea.
\n\u2022\tFeel weak or lightheaded.
\n\u2022\tLook pale.
\nYou can have a heart attack when you are resting or when you are exercising. You may think you just have an upset stomach. However, it’s important to get medical help as soon as you can. Don’t wait.
\nHow is it diagnosed?
\nThe health care provider checks you over. He or she will ask what you are feeling and about your medical history. You may have some tests to see how well your heart is working.
\nHow is it treated?
\nYou may stay in the hospital about 2 to 6 days.
\n\u2022\tYour health care provider will give you medicine to dissolve blood clots.
\n\u2022\tYou may be given other medicines.
\n\u2022\tYou may be in an intensive care unit.
\n\u2022\tYou may be given oxygen to make it easier for you to breathe.
\n\u2022\tYou may need to have an operation to open up or bypass the blocked area of the artery.
\nAs you get better, your health care provider will help you work out a program to take care of yourself.
\nHow can I take care of myself?
\n\u2022\tFollow your health care provider’s treatment plan.
\n\u2022\tEat healthy foods that are low in fat and salt.
\n\u2022\tTry to keep your cholesterol at a normal level.
\n\u2022\tLose weight if you need to. Stay at a healthy weight.
\n\u2022\tBegin exercise when your health care provider tells you it’s OK. Increase your exercise according to your provider’s directions.
\n\u2022\tDon’t smoke.
\n\u2022\tCarry your medicine with you. Learn how to take it. It will help to have a list of the names of each medicine and how much and when you should take it.
\n\u2022\tFollow your health care provider’s instructions for taking your medicines and having follow-up appointments.
\nGet specific instructions from your health care provider on how to take care of yourself when you have chest pain, including:
\n\u2022\tWhat medicines you should take.
\n\u2022\tWhen to call your health care provider. <\/p>\n

Getting help right away when you are having a heart attack improves your chances of staying alive. It may also help keep your heart from being damaged. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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