| Heart attack, medically known as
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| | artery causes irreversible death of the
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| Myocardial Infarction, is the sudden
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| | heart muscle supplied by that artery
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| stoppage of the heart due to death or
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| | (myocardial infarction) and precipitates
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| damage to a large part of the heart
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| | a 'heart attack' i.e. the sudden stop of
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| muscles known as myocardium. It is
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| | heart beat.Coronary heart disease, the
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| widely acknowledged that heart related
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| | commonest underlying cause of heart
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| conditions (cardiovascular diseases) are
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| | attack, as with several other
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| the number one cause of death and
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| | cardiovascular conditions has been
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| disability in the United States and most
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| | associated with a number of risk factors;
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| parts of the civilized world, today. And
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| | however, a family history of coronary
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| sudden death, from heart attack is by far
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| | heart disease appears to be one of the
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| the most common consequence of
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| | strongest risk factors. Also, men are
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| cardiovascular diseases.We have all seen
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| | more likely to suffer a heart attack than
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| someone, seemingly healthy days or hours
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| | women, though after menopause, the risk
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| before, suddenly slump and die. This is
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| | of women approaches that of men,
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| the kind of death or disability that
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| | especially with hormonal therapies, which
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| heart attack visits on its victims. Of
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| | tend to increase a woman's risk of CHD.
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| the numerous types of cardiovascular
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| | Other risk factors include: Smoking,
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| conditions, the one that is most likely
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| | diabetes, hypertension, obesity
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| to lead to a heart attack is what is
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| | (especially central or female-type
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| known as Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or
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| | obesity), a chronic sub-clinical lack of
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| more appropriately, Coronary Artery
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| | vitamin C, elevated homocysteine levels,
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| Disease (CAD).Coronary arteries are the
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| | elevated blood levels of asymmetric
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| vessels (arteries) that carry oxygen-rich
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| | dimethylarginine and also importantly,
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| blood to the heart muscles or myocardium.
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| | sedentary or inactive lifestyle.Beside
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| So, as the name implies, Coronary Artery
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| | some factors which cannot be controlled,
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| Disease is a condition that affects the
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| | such as hereditary and gender, prevention
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| coronary arteries (i.e. arteries of the
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| | of CHD and hence, heart attack, is
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| heart). This condition is characterized
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| | usually achieved through the modification
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| by the slow and gradual buildup of fatty
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| | of risk factors. Leading an active life
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| deposits (fat streaks, plaques or
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| | style with frequent exercise, cessation
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| atheromatous streaks) in the walls of the
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| | of smoking, maintaining a low-fat,
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| coronary arteries. Initially, these
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| | low-calorie diet and decreasing blood
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| atheromatous streaks/plaques expand into
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| | cholesterol levels, especially Low
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| the walls of the arteries, but
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| | density lipoproteins (LDL) are crucial to
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| subsequently, they start building up and
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| | preventing heart attack. Exercise and
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| growing into the lumen of the affected
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| | healthy diet have been shown to have
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| arteries, narrowing such arteries and
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| | profound effect on cardiovascular risks,
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| obstructing blood flow. This is known as
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| | although, cessation of cigarette smoking
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| atherosclerosis.As the build up of the
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| | can also profoundly reduce the risk of
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| plaques continue, over the years, the
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| | heart attack.It is important to note that
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| plaques increase in thickness and the
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| | despite the increasingly growing number
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| degree of obstruction of blood flow to
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| | of deaths recorded as a result of heart
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| the heart muscles becomes severe.
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| | related conditions, cardiovascular
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| Though, the buildup of the plaques takes
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| | diseases can still be prevented, or at
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| a very long time to completely occlude
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| | least delayed, in most cases, contrary to
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| the lumen of an artery and result in
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| | general beliefs. The increasing number
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| heart attack, however, sudden rupture of
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| | of deaths recorded in most western
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| a plaque usually speeds up the process.
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| | countries is mainly due to unhealthy
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| The rupture of plaque activates the blood
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| | lifestyles; such as smoking, lack of
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| clotting system and the clot-plaque
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| | physical activity and unhealthy eating
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| interaction fills the lumen of such
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| | habits; and worst still, the
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| artery to the point of sudden closure.
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| | unwillingness to modify these lifestyles
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| Such sudden occlusion of a coronary
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| | in most individuals.
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