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It's never too late to take steps to prevent a heart attack — even if you've already had one. Here are ways to prevent a heart attack.

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It's never too late to take steps to prevent a heart attack — even if you've already had one. Here are ways to prevent a heart attack.

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Medications. Taking medications can reduce your risk of a subsequent heart attack and help your damaged heart function better. Continue to take what your doctor prescribes, and ask your doctor how often you need to be monitored.

Lifestyle factors. You know the drill: Maintain a healthy weight with a heart-healthy diet, don't smoke, exercise regularly, manage stress and control conditions that can lead to a heart attack, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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A heart attack occurs when one or more of your coronary arteries becomes blocked. Over time, a buildup of fatty deposits, including cholesterol, form substances called plaques, which can narrow the arteries (atherosclerosis). This condition, called coronary artery disease, causes most heart attacks.

During a heart attack, a plaque can rupture and spill cholesterol and other substances into the bloodstream. A blood clot forms at the site of the rupture. If the clot is large, it can block blood flow through the coronary artery, starving the heart of oxygen and nutrients (ischemia).

You might have a complete or partial blockage of the coronary artery.

A complete blockage means you've had an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

A partial blockage means you've had a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Diagnosis and treatment might be different depending on which type you've had.

Another cause of a heart attack is a spasm of a coronary artery that shuts down blood flow to part of the heart muscle. Using tobacco and illicit drugs, such as cocaine, can cause a life-threatening spasm.

Infection with COVID-19 also may damage your heart in ways that result in a heart attack.

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A Heart Attack occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to the heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. This happens because coronary arteries that supply the heart with blood can slowly become thicker and harder from a buildup of fat, cholesterol, and other substances, called plaque. This slow process is known as atherosclerosis. If the plaque breaks open and a blood clot forms that blocks the blood flow, a heart attack occurs.

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Who discovered Heart Attacks and What is it?

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Who discovered Heart Attacks and What is it?

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It has been said that the first people to discover a heart attack were the ancient Greeks. It was known in the year 1200 (A.D)

A heart attack can occur when the flow of oxygen is blocked and the heart cannot receive oxygen. If the flow of oxygen isn't restored quickly the section of the heart muscle begins to die.

Heart attack is also known as a result of coronary heart disease, also called coronary artery disease. CHD is a condition when a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the artery, which supplies blood and oxygen to the heart.

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- Myocardial Infraction
- Acute Myocardial Infarction (M)
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Coronary Thrombosis
- Coronary Occlusion

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Heart attack symptoms vary from one person to another. The most common signs are:

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Heart attack symptoms vary from one person to another. The most common signs are:

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- chest pain: tightness, heaviness, pain, or a burning feeling in your chest
- pain in the arms, neck, jaw, back, or stomach: for some people, the pain or tightness is severe. while other people just feel uncomfortable
-sweating
- feeling light-headed
- become short of breath
- feeling nauseous or vomiting
- upper body discomfort
- shortness of breath
- angina
- breaking out of cold sweats
- lightheadedness

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- smoking cigarettes
- drinking alcohol often
- using drugs often
- eating unhealthy for a long time
- age (older people more at risk)
- stress/high blood pressure
- family genetics
- a lifestyle without exercise

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Not all heart attacks begin with chest pain. The symptoms can vary from person to person. If a person has already had a heart attack, the symptoms may be different from the first one.

Heart attacks can start slowly and cause mild pain or discomfort. Symptoms can be mild or intense or go on for hours.

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Certain factors contribute to the unwanted buildup of fatty deposits (atherosclerosis) that narrows arteries throughout your body. You can improve or eliminate many of these risk factors to reduce your chances of having a first or another heart attack.

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Age. Men age 45 or older and women age 55 or older are more likely to have a heart attack than are younger men and women.

Tobacco. This includes smoking and long-term exposure to secondhand smoke.

High blood pressure. Over time, high blood pressure can damage arteries that lead to your heart. High blood pressure that occurs with other conditions, such as obesity, high cholesterol or diabetes, increases your risk even more.

High blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels. A high level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol) is most likely to narrow arteries. A high level of triglycerides, a type of blood fat related to your diet, also increases your risk of a heart attack. However, a high level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ("good" cholesterol) may lower your risk.

Obesity. Obesity is linked with high blood cholesterol levels, high triglyceride levels, high blood pressure and diabetes. Losing just 10% of your body weight can lower this risk.

Diabetes. Not producing enough of a hormone secreted by your pancreas (insulin) or not responding to insulin properly causes your body's blood sugar levels to rise, increasing your risk of a heart attack.

Metabolic syndrome. This syndrome occurs when you have obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. Having metabolic syndrome makes you twice as likely to develop heart disease than if you don't have it.

Family history of heart attacks. If your siblings, parents or grandparents have had early heart attacks (by age 55 for males and by age 65 for females), you might be at increased risk.

Lack of physical activity. Being inactive contributes to high blood cholesterol levels and obesity. People who exercise regularly have better heart health, including lower blood pressure.

Stress. You might respond to stress in ways that can increase your risk of a heart attack.

Illicit drug use. Using stimulant drugs, such as cocaine or amphetamines, can trigger a spasm of your coronary arteries that can cause a heart attack.

A history of preeclampsia. This condition causes high blood pressure during pregnancy and increases the lifetime risk of heart disease.

An autoimmune condition. Having a condition such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus can increase your risk of a heart attack.

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Follow a healthy diet. A healthy diet includes a variety of fruit, vegetables, and whole grains. It also includes meats, poultry, fish, beans, fat-free or low-fat milk products.

Maintain a healthy weight.

Don't smoke.

Limit alcohol intake.

Manage diabetes and blood pressure.

Exercise regularly.

Reduce stress (take stress management classes or yoga)

Take prescribed medications as directed.

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The goal after your heart attack is to keep your heart healthy and lower your risk of having another heart attack. Take your medications as directed, make healthy lifestyle changes, see your doctor for regular heart checkups, and consider a cardiac rehabilitation program.