What is heart attack and how you can prevent it...

According to the World Health Organization about 12% of all death in the world is related to the heart disease and it is one of the leading disease in the developed country. Heart attack also known as the myocardial infarction is defined as the interruption of blood supply to a part of a heart and result in cell ischaemia and eventually cell death.

Causes of Heart Attack

Human heart

Many scientist believe that heart attack is caused by building up of cholestrol in the wall of the artery (vulnerable atherosclerosis) supplying the heart(coronary artery). This cholestrol will eventually become hardens and formed plaque over the wall of the artery and this result in less amount of blood flow to that area. When the plaque ruptures, it will block small artery of the heart and caused  a heart attack.

blocked artery

Risk factor of heart attack

•     DIABETES
•     Smoking
•     High triglycerides
•     Low HDL
•     Stress
•     Alcohol
•     Hypercholesterolemia
•     Depression

Symtoms

•    Chest pain or discomfort — which Bhatt describes as “classically left-sided and pressure-like, that is, the feeling that an elephant is sitting on your chest.” Another term people use to describe this feeling is “squeezing.”
•    Pain moving down the left arm
•    Pain moving up to the left side of the jaw
•    Pain or discomfort in your back or stomach
•    Sweating
•    Nausea or throwing up
•    Shortness of breath
•    Dizziness
•    Fainting

How to prevent heart attack

•     Control your blood sugar level, diabetes can cause hardening of blood vessel and lead to atherosclerosis causing coronary heart disease
•     Choose healthy food on low glycemic index(GI)- glycemic index is the measurement of the carbohydrates on blood sugar level. Low GI food eg vegetables, fruits,  whole grains , nuts and high GI  eg white bread, white rices, cornflakes
•      Exercise regularly, 5 times per week(American Heart Association)
•     Lower fat intake
•     Quit smoking
•     Take lower dose  of aspirin daily, ask your physician before taking aspirin
•     Cook food in olive oil/ canola oil

avoid eating fast food..

A small changes in your lifestyle can make a great impact in your life...

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(Do consult your physician for more informations)