Question 1

how does a heart attack affect your circulatory system?

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Heart attack: The loss of cardiac function can decrease cardiac output, lower bp, increase heart rate or cause conduction and rhythm abnormalities, CHF and shock are also possible with enough damage.

Question 2

why does the heart have a separate circulatory system and what circulatory system is effected by a heart attack?

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Coronary arteries: The coronary arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood to the heart (myocardium).

Question 3

went to doc for heart attack systems 2weeks ago ekg and blood work good but still have the systems and i'm worried it could be my heart can it. help?

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Get more testing: If you're still suffering from symptoms eg angina or chest pain, then go see your FamilyDoc &amp; Cardiologist for further testing. Check out http://www.medicinenet.com/heart_attack__symptoms_and_early_warning_signs/views.htm, http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/WarningSignsofaHeartAttack/Heart-Attack-Symptoms-in-Women_UCM_436448_Article.jsp &amp; http://goo.gl/C3GkZL. Anxiety can do this

Question 4

heart attack sysmtoms?

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Heart Attack in Male: These symptoms are for a man. Women having heart attacks present with different symptoms sometimes.

But, chest pain is key. Associated with this is numbness, tingling sensations into the left arm and teeth. There is often full body sweating and nausea. 

If you are not having several symptoms and the pain is increasing please call 911 or get to an urgent care center.

Question 5

symptons heart attack?

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Many possibilities: Sudden onset of mid to left central chest pain / pressure or discomfort. Sometimes radiation to l arm or neck/jaw.  Sometimes accompanied by shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, sense of impending loss of consciousness. Sometimes rapid pulse, sometimes slow pulse and sometimes irregular pulse. These symptoms should prompt visit to 911/ed.

Question 6

what causes a heart attack at 19?

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Drugs, genes: Cocaine or methamphetamine come to mind when you see a 19 year old with a heart attack, although an autoimmune disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or severe hyperlipidemia might have a myocardial infarct at that age as well... Drugs are the cause more commonly seen in our society, however.

Question 7

i think i might have heart attack!?

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Call 911!!!: If you feel pressure-type chest pain, going to your shoulder or jaw, and have associated shortness of breath, these are classic signs.  Remember, only about 1/3 of heart attacks present with these classic signs. Some show up as nausea, vague discomfort, or no signs at all.  If you have any question, err on the side of caution and get to the er immediately.  Chew an adult Aspirin while waiting.

Question 8

what are the causes of heart attack?

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Heart attack: A heart attack is typically caused by a blood clot forming on top of plaque inside a coronary artery (artery that supplies heart muscle). Factors that can contribute to this are smoking, high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and genetics. Other rare causes of heart attack especially in young patients include drugs, trauma, inflammation, congenital anomaly.

Question 9

signs  of an impending heart attack?

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Angina at: Rest for starters, however, frequently there are no impending signs until the horse is out of the barn.  This is why asymptomatic screening for coronary calcium is vital in appropriate patients.

Question 10

what are heart attack warning signs?

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Variable: Symptoms: chest and neck and left arm pain can all occur
elephant sitting on your chest
shortness of breath
fatigue
anxiety 
fear 
some are asymptomatic

signs: cold clammy low pulse rate, or fast irregular 
sudden death, .

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