What is heart attack?
When the arteries responsible for blood supply to the heart are reduced or blocked a heart attack occurs. Blood can not flow through the arteries due to blockage. Heart attack is also called as myocardial infraction, Coronary thrombosis, acute coronary syndrome and coronary occlusion. The artery may eventually burst or tear at the blocked area. The patient may feel severe pain in the middle of the chest and it may be spread towards back , bally and hands also.
Symptoms of heart attack:
a. Severe pain in the middle of the chest. The pain may last for few minutes or more and again come back.
b. Difficulty in breathing. Shortness of breath.
c. Dizziness
d. Swelling of legs and ankles
e. Vomiting tendency
Causes of heart attack
a. over weight
b. taking too much fat contained food
c. smoking
d. taking some kind of drug such as cocaine
e. mental stress
Treatment of heart attack:
One should consult a specialist doctor immediately at the appearance of the symptoms of heart attacks. Delay in treatment may cause damage or even death. The sooner the treatment is started the better the chance of recovering. After admission in the hospital the doctor has to restore the blood flow immediately. Oxygen therapy is necessary. The patient is given the blood clot dissolved medicines or streptokinase injection or T.P.A. Angioplasty procedure is used to normalize the flow of the blood in the artery. If the amount blockage is high coronary artery bypass surgery may be required. Bypass may be off pump surgery or on pump surgery.
First aid medicine for heart attack:
a. Aspirin 325mg
b. Clopidogral 300 mg
c. Sorbitrate tab
Prevention:
a. don’t increase your body weight. Take balance diet and exercise under expert
b. avoid red meat, egg yolk, butter, rich food,
c. take sufficient vegetable
d. don’t smoke
e. avoid alcohol consumption
f. be tension and stress free
g. regular medical check up
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ReplyDeleteQuite a considerable approach towards preventing self from heart attack. One should also keep an aspirin with him all the time if he is facing a problem of heart. This might really help to thwart the severity of the heart attack or the heart stroke. This might help you survive in severe cases. Such medication should be kept handy for those who are on the threat of having a heart attack. My personal experience led me to suggest you all. Aspirin can really help you reduce the severity , as it decreases the blood pressure, and the heart beat rate making the blood density to be decreased to some extent. And for those who needs to travel more and are not able to be in the constant touch with the doctors, they should be enrolled in any of the medical facility providing online and eConsultations by the physicians. This really helps a lot. Because, generally we do feel some symptoms of pre-heart attack, but we generally ignore it. And that is the point where one makes a big mistake. So, an immediate contact with a physician can help you recognize the indications, and help you to react to it immediately. I am enrolled in one such medical facility known as prevention plus program of Elite Health. You can find more information from their website: www.elitehealth.com/prevention_plus_health_plan.php
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