Heart attack is a common health problem. The scary aspect is that it can cause sudden and unexpected
deaths. The risk of heart attack can be reduced by a healthy and heart-friendly lifestyle at an early age
.
During a heart attack, one of the veins that bring blood to the heart, that is, the arteries that feed the heart (arteries
vein[(artery-veins-(not veins))] gets clogged and the blood does not go to the heart in the region where the clogged vein takes blood. region is deprived of oxygen and the heart muscle cells
begin to die. This is called myocardial infarction (heart attack), meaning heart muscle death.
The cause of heart attack is mostly underlying arteriosclerosis. Its medical name is atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease.It makes the medium and large arteries
sick. heart attack, leg
veins of the legs, vein occlusions occur)
There are other diseases that rarely cause heart attacks. These are usually
seen in young people and women.
When one of the vessels feeding the heart is blocked, that is, in a heart attack, as time without treatment
passes, more heart muscle cells that cannot be fed in that area die. br /> Today, clot-busting drugs and other vasodilating treatments –angioplasty, stent- can stop the progression of heart attack.
these treatments, which should be applied immediately after the onset of symptoms, can prevent or reduce heart damage. The sooner the treatment
If br /> starts, the recovery will be better and the chance of full recovery will be achieved. In these
treatments, the result is achieved by initiating treatment
within the first 90-120 minutes after the onset of symptoms. From the onset of symptoms to the start of treatment every minute that passes, the benefit of opening the clogged artery will decrease
and more heart cells will die.
- People who experience heart attack warning signs often realize how serious
they are. they deny it and choose the wait-and-see route. - But time is of the essence, a person in this situation requires proper medical evaluation and
treatment is required. Call 112 without waiting for more than 5 minutes.
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