2022年3月24日 · A heart attack can cause sudden cardiac arrest. Most heart attacks are caused by coronary artery disease. Your age, lifestyle habits, and other medical conditions can raise your risk of a heart attack. Symptoms of a heart attack include chest and upper body pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, sweatiness, and nausea. Women often experience ...

2022年3月24日 · Heart attack symptoms can start slowly and can be mild or more serious and sudden. Symptoms also may come and go over several hours. The symptoms of a heart attack can be different from person to person and different between men and women. If you’ve already had a heart attack, your symptoms may not be the same for another one.

2022年3月24日 · Once at the hospital, you will likely get tests to see whether you are having a heart attack or whether you have already had one. An electrocardiogram (EKG) is the most common initial test and may be given within minutes of your arrival at the hospital. An EKG will check whether you may be having a heart attack.

2022年3月24日 · You can lower your risk of a heart attack by changing behaviors that can raise your risks or treating any known coronary artery disease. Healthy lifestyle changes, including heart-healthy eating, staying active, quitting smoking, managing stress, and maintaining a healthy weight, can help prevent heart disease. Even if you already have coronary ...

2022年3月24日 · People who have PAD have an increased risk for coronary heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. Secondhand smoke is the smoke breathed out when someone smokes or the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or other tobacco product.

2022年3月24日 · It may be needed when the arteries supplying blood to heart tissue, called coronary arteries, are narrowed or blocked. This surgery may lower the risk of serious complications for people who have a type of heart disease called obstructive coronary artery disease. CABG may also be used in an emergency, such as a severe heart attack.

2020年11月13日 · Approximately 340,000 people die of cardiac arrest each year in the United States. The condition occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating. There is no blood flow to the body, including the heart and brain. Immediate emergency treatment is essential to prevent death, but standard treatments are only marginally effective.

2022年5月27日 · Many people confuse cardiac arrests and heart attacks. A cardiac arrest is caused by an electrical problem in the heart that stops the heartbeat. It is often fatal unless someone takes immediate action. A heart attack is caused by a blocked artery in the heart. The loss of blood flow damages the heart muscle, but the heart usually keeps beating.

when given within the first hour after a heart attack starts. Even if you’re not sure if you’re having a heart attack, call 9–1–1. If your symptoms stop completely in less than 5 minutes, you should still call your doctor. When you get to the hospital, ask for tests that can show whether you are having a heart attack. Speak up.

Adenovirus typically causes cold symptoms, but if it reaches the heart, it can trigger an irregular heart beat call an arrhythmia and even sudden cardiac death. To investigate how the virus interfered with heart function, researchers applied adenovirus to human heart cells in a culture dish and watched what happened.