Question 1

what is heart attack and why heat attack are happans?

Accepted Answer

Myocardial infarctio: A heart attack is myocardial (heart cell) death or necrosis which results from inadequate & persistent ischemia (lack of oxygen ).  This usually results from a ruptured cholesterol plaque in a coronary artery causing thrombosis.

Question 2

what is heart attack arm pain like and where exactly does it hurt?

Accepted Answer

Left arm: Pain or left neck or shoulder pain that occurs with any other symptom such as nausea, sweating, lightheadedness, chest pain or shortness of breath can be related to a heart attack.  You should immediately get evaluation.

Question 3

what is a heart attack like if woman?

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Typical sometimes: May be the same as everything described for mostly male populations or slightly different with less pain and more anxiety, or trying to minimize the pain because the woman needs to care for children, family etc. On the other end of the spectrum, doctors sometimes disregard women's heart attack symptoms and attribute them to hysteria. Take yourself seriously!

Question 4

what is the widowmaker heart attack survival rate?

Accepted Answer

Heart attack: That depends on how much muscle is damaged. If 40% or more of the heart muscle is damaged, the mortality is greater than 50% from heart failure. But that assumes the person gets past the first eight hours during death rate is as high as 25% from arrhythmias.

Question 5

what is a chemical heart attack? my friend's dad was told he may have had one.

Accepted Answer

Don't know: I have never heard a physician use that terminology and can't speculate as to what it might mean.

Question 6

what is a silent heart attack or mi?

Accepted Answer

Asymptomatic: One that occurs with essentially no recognizable symptoms.

Question 7

what is a mild heart attack defined as?

Accepted Answer

Less damage: Mild means that only a small part of the heart muscle is lost so that the effect on a patient's performance is minimal. This is still dangerous however; arrhythmias that can be lethal can occur in any size heart attack. Now that we have cardiac alerts at hospitals early intervention is reducing the amount of heart damage that occurs with most heart attacks.

Question 8

and what is that mini heart attack feeling you get when you're nervous?

Accepted Answer

Anxiety: Anxiety can give you very much the same symptoms. It is the same hormones that do it.

Question 9

what is the percentage of heart attack and stroke at 23? i worry everyday these things will happen to me?

Accepted Answer

: Your risks are low if you are healthy and have a healthy lifestyle. If you have a strong family history of vascular disease at an early age, or if you just want peace of mind, having regular exams a family practice doctor can help to minimize your risk and put you at ease.

Question 10

what is the cause of  heart attack in a previously normal 65 aged person?

Accepted Answer

Asymptomatic: Heart disease. Unfortunately the first sign of a heart disease can be a heart attack and of those up to 30% result in sudden death. That is why preventative measures and treatment of risk factors is so vital. See your doctor regularly.

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