Symptoms of Heart attack and Treatment method
OVERVIEW
A blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle.
A heart attack usually occurs when a blood colt blocks blood flow to the heart. without blood tissue loses oxygen and dies.
Symptoms: include tightness or pain in the chest, neck, back or arms, as well as fatigue, lightheadedness, abnormal heartbeat and anxiety.
women are more likely to have atypical symptoms than men.
Treatment ranges from lifestyle changes and cardiac rehabilitation to medication, stents and bypass surgery.
People may experience:
Pain areas: in the area between shoulder blades, arm, chest, jaw, left arm, or upper abdomen.
Pain types: Can be like a clenched fist in the chest
Pain circumstances: Can occur during rest
whole body: Dizziness, fatigue, light-headedness, clammy skin, cold sweat, or sweating.
Gastrointestinal: Heart bum, indigestion, nausea, or vomiting
Arm: Discomfort or tightness
Neck: Discomfort or tightness
Also common: Anxiety, chest pressure, feeling of impending doom, palpitations, shortness of breath, or shoulder discomfort.
TREATMENTS:
Treatment depends on severity
Treatment ranges from lifestyle changes and cardiac rehabilitation to medication, stents and bypass surgery.
Supportive Care:
Defibrillation:
Using an electrical shock to correct a rapid irregular heartbeat and restore the heart's normal rhythm.
Oxygen therapy:
providing extra oxygen to the lugs of people with breathing problems.
Medication:
Anticoagulant
Unwanted reactions from taking drugs that inhibit blood clotting. the most common problem is too much bleeding, which can be very serious.
Antianginal
Helps reduce chest pain or pressure caused by blockages in the arteries of the heart.
Narcotic
Relives pain, dulls the senses and causes drowsiness may become addictive.
Beta blocker:
slows heart rate and decreases blood pressure. when taken in eye-drop from. it reduced eye pressure.
Statin:
Decreases the livers production of harmful cholesterol.
ACE inhibitor:
Relaxes blood vessels, lowers blood pressure and prevents diabetes related kidney damage.
Medical procedure:
Coronary stent:
A tube placed in the arteries of the heart to keep them open.
Coronary angioplasty:
Unblocking an artery by inflating a balloon inside it. A stent may also be inserted to hold the artery open.
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VIJAY KRISHNAN ( health adviser )
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