CHRONICLES :HEART ATTACK

HEART ATTACK

DEFINITION

        A heart attack occurs when blood flow  is interrupted causing some part of the heart to become ischemic and resulting in death. Put simply, it is a circulation accident followed by tissue death.  The medical term for this is myocardial infarction.

• INCIDENCE
• RIKS
• CLINIC SIGNS
• TRICKY HEART ATTACK
• PARACLINIC SIGNS
• HOW TO IDENTIFY
• HOW TO PREVENT
• WHAT TO DO IN CASE
• PATIENTS TESTIMONY
• HA STORIES

HOW TO IDENTIFY A HEART ATTTACK

HEART ATTACK SIGNS

·         SHORTNESS OF BREATH

·         DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING

·         FEELING COLD AND CLAMMY

·         SWEATING

·         EXTREME WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, EXHAUSTION

·         NAUSEA, VOMITING, PALPITATIONS

·         DIZZINESS

·         LIGHT-HEADNESS

FIGHTING HEART DISEASE IMPLIES

·         SALT RESTRICTION

·         WEIGHT REDUCTION

·         EXERCICE

·         ALCOHOL RESTRICTION

·         RELAXATION

SIX-LIFE SAVING STEPS IN CASE OF HEART ATTACK

·         STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING

·         DON’T PANIC

·         CALL 911 & SAY YOU HAVE A HEART ATTACK

·         TAKE A BABY  A.S.A.

·         TAKE A NITROGLYCERINE

·         ASK IF AN AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFRIBRILLATOR IS AVAILABLE

·         CPR IN CASE

RISK FACTORS IN HEART ATTACK

1.-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS

·         CIGARETTE SMOKING

·         HYPERLIPIDEMIA

·         HTA

·         DIABETES MELLITUS

·         INACTIVITY –OBESITY

2.- NON MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS

·         FAMILY HISTORY

·         GENDER

·         AGE

FOOTNOTES-1

When blocked  to the point of   interrupting the blood flow aimed at the rest of the heart and general circulation, collateral vessels can take over by becoming bigger and active so that two sources of blood can continue to provide  nutrients to this  portion of the heart. That  can happen with the narrowing of the coronary vessels like in smoking and diabetes mellitus. Shortly, collateral vessels are instrumental for survival in case of MI.

HOW TO PREVENT A HEART ATTACK?

• DEFINITION
• STATISTICS
• FACTORS AT RISK

• Since the 70s Heart attack   is  no longer a  fatality. There are factors we can overcome. There are other we cannot. 

FACTORS WE CAN CHANGE:

• Smoking
• High BP
• High Cholesterol
• Diabetes Control
• Obesity

FACTORS WE CANNOT.

• Sex
• Age
• Family History

HOW TO PREVENT ANYWAY

Remember alcohol increase HDL levels, the good cholesterol