Today, the ratio of heart attacks has become much more all over the world due to various reasons. Moreover, the number of death cases due to heart attacks are also not less in numbers. Here are some facts about heart attack.
1. Definition
Heart disease is the failure of any one part of the heart muscle due to blockage of blood flow up to that part for a longer period.
2. Causes
There are a number of causes behind heart attack. Some of these causes are blood clotting due to the stickiness of blood platelets to tears, slow growth of plaque, sudden increase in physical activity, emotional or physical stress or some illness.
3. Symptoms
The common symptoms of heart attack are tight band and severe pain around the chest, severe indigestion, squeezing and heaving sitting on the chest.
4. Medical Emergency
A heart attack is a very serious type of medical emergency and a person suffering from heart attack is very near to death. So avoid self-driving in this condition.
5. Treatment
Angioplasty and stent insertion to open the passage of blood flow up to the affected part of the heart are the emergency treatments of heart attack. In case of minor attack, the supply of oxygen, heart monitoring, nitroglycerin, morphine and intravenous line are the part of treatment.