Heart attack
Written by admin on October 14th, 2008 in Heart attack.
Heart attack
Heart attack occurs when the blood supply to the heart is reduced or stopped. The reduction or the interruption occurs when one or more coronary arteries ensuring blood to the heart muscle is blocked. This is usually caused by the formation of plaque, a process called atherosclerosis. The plaque may burst; tear or break, and thus creates the risk of formation of blood clot and thus blocks the artery. This leads to a heart attack.
It is the initial stage and it should be treated in a few hours so that the heart muscles are not affected and are not replaced by the scar tissue. Some die because they do not obtain the immediate assistance due to the permanent damage in the heart. If the blood supply is cut for more than a few minutes, the cells of heart muscle suffer from the permanent damage and die. This can kill or immobilize somebody, according to how much muscles of heart is damaged. The heart attack is also known as myocardial infarction or coronary occlusion
A person having a heart attack will have nausea, chest pain and the brevity of the breath, perspiration, palpitations and vomiting. These symptoms are usually found in males while in the females, the symptoms include tiredness and weakness.
The heart attack, caused by the coronary atherosclerosis, has several factors of risk which are directly related to obesity. The diet which is rich in cholesterol and with high content of fat contributes to the atherosclerotic pathophysiology and is associated with obesity. The obese people have always greater risks to obtain a heart attack. Excess weight increases the quantity of cholesterol in the blood. This cholesterol will get deposited in the blood vessels and narrows them, so that blood could not properly run into the heart. Because of the lack of blood, the heart lacks oxygen and thereafter it does not function. This causes heart attack. Thus it is advised to reduce the excess weight in order to prevent heart attack.
One should immediately consult a heart specialist when he experiences any of the symptoms of heart attacks. Delay in the treatment can cause damage to the heart muscles or even death. Earlier the treatment is begun more will be the chance of recovery. After admission in the hospital the doctor must reconstitute blood to run immediately. The oxygen therapy is necessary. The patient is given medicines to dissolve blood clot or the injection of streptokinase or the process of angioplasty is employed to standardize the flow of blood in the artery. If the blockage is more, bye pass surgery will be required.
The prevention for the heart attack includes the reduction of body weight, taking the balanced diet, regular exercise under expert, avoiding red meat, egg yolk, foods rich in fat etc, taking sufficient vegetable, avoiding smoking and consumption of alcohol and going for a regular medical control.