| It is a popular term for an acute failure of the | | | | decrease in the incidence of heart-attacks.Causes |
| pumping action of the heart, accompanied by lung | | | | of heart attack A major cause of heart failure is |
| congestion and the accumulation of fluid in the | | | | coronary thrombosis. In this disorder, a blood clot |
| dependent parts of the body. The symptoms of | | | | in one of the small coronary arteries obstructs |
| heart attack include coughing, copious frothy | | | | the delivery of blood to a portion of the heart. If |
| spittle, discomfort when lying down, laboured | | | | the affected muscle segment dies, the heart may |
| breathing, rapid heart action, blueness of the skin | | | | no longer be able to function properly. Other |
| and lips, swelling of the legs and fatigue. Heart | | | | leading causes of heart-attack include severe |
| attacks rank first as the cause of death, cancer | | | | hypertension (excessively high blood pressure) |
| being second and diabetes third. Men are more | | | | and obstruction or blocks in one or more of the |
| prone to heart attacks than women. Heart | | | | heart valves. Heart failure may occur within a few |
| attacks are not rare in young men between 30 | | | | minutes after a coronary thrombosis or may |
| and 35 years of age but beyond 35 years and up | | | | develop slowly over several weeks as when a |
| to 60, the likelihood of heart-attacks increases | | | | valve is obstructed. |
| sharply. After the age of 60, there is a sharp | | | | |