A heart attack, also called (myocardial infarction or MI) is a condition in which a section of the heart muscle is damaged and dead due to loss of blood supply. The blood usually cut off when an artery supplying the heart muscle is blocked by a blood clot.
A heart attack occurs when the flow of blood to the heart suddenly blocked, and a section of heart muscle cannot get enough oxygen. The blockage is usually caused by a build-up of fat, cholesterol (atherosclerosis) and other substances, which form a plaque in the arteries that supplies blood to the heart.
Causes of Heart Attack
- Age
- Unhealthy Lifestyle/Diet
- High Blood Pressure
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Family history of heart attack
- Stress
The primary cause of a heart attack is coronary heart disease. Although some people may not know they have coronary heart disease until they have a heart attack. While for others, a heart attack can occur after weeks, months or years of having coronary heart disease.
Other health conditions that causes a heart attack Include:
- Angina
- High cholesterol levels
- Diabetes
- Metabolic syndrome
- Heart surgery
- An autoimmune condition
Sign & Symptoms of a heart attack:
- Pain or discomfort in the centre of the chest; also described as heaviness, tightness, pressure, aching, burning, numbness, fullness or squeezing feeling that goes away or and comes back after more than a few minutes.
- Pain or discomfort in the upper areas of the body including the arms , below breastbone, shoulder, neck, back, jaw, or stomach
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- Sweating or “cold sweat”
- Fullness, indigestion, or choking feeling (that may feel like “heartburn”)
- Nausea or vomiting
- Rapid or irregular heart beats
- Severe weakness, Light-headedness, anxiety or fatigue
Not every person who has heart attacks has the same symptoms, some have mild symptoms, and others have severe while some people have no symptoms. Women are more likely to have symptoms like an upset stomach, shortness of breath, upper back or shoulder pain, pain below breastbone or jaw.
Complications after a heart attack
- Abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).Electrical “short circuits” can develop, resulting in abnormal heart rhythms, some of which can be serious, even fatal.
- Heart failure.An attack might damage so much heart tissue that the remaining heart muscle can’t pump enough blood out of your heart. Heart failure can be temporary, or it can be a chronic condition resulting from extensive and permanent damage to your heart.
- Sudden cardiac arrest.Without warning, your heart stops due to an electrical disturbance that causes an arrhythmia. Heart attacks increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest, which can be fatal without immediate treatment.
Heart attack is a leading killer of both men and women. Every year, millions of people have a heart attack, and about half of them die. Half of those who died die within 1 hour the symptoms start or before reaching to the hospital.
The Goodnews!?
The good news is that most of the heart attack is preventable and reversible without any complications, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses issues from the very root.
Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined all cardiac diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature. These are diseases that damages the heart and blood vessels.
If you are having any of the above symptoms, don’t assume it is heart attack yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other heart related disease that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if heart attack is what you are suffering from or any other heart related issue.
Vine Health Approach to Heart attack Disease
As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if heart attack is what you are suffering from to ensure appropriate treatment.
Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.
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