Running head: Heart Attack Heart attack: sudden illness Ridhima Katyal First Aid and CPR (HNES 210) December 6‚ 2008 North Dakota State University A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle itself — the myocardium
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A heart attack is also known as a myocardial infarction. A heart attack is when a part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies because it is not receiving oxygen. A heart attack is the death of heart muscle and it is caused by a sudden block of a coronary artery by a blood clot. Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood and oxygen. Causing injury to the heart muscle can cause chest main and pressure. If blood flow is not restored within 20 to 40 minutes permanent
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2013 Heart Attacks As many people might not now cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Women in America. Heart attacks are the leading cause of many deaths. However‚ what is cardiovascular disease and what is a heart attack? A cardiovascular disease is defined as a disease of the heart or blood vessels. A heart attack is defined as a sudden and sometimes fatal occurrence of coronary thrombosis‚ typically resulting in the death of part of heart muscle. Heart attacks and heart disease
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1 PLEASE READ BEFORE Organizing the Preparation Outline & Using this Template I. Always start organizing your speech with Main Points – Don’t Start with the Introduction or at the beginning of the speech – START WITH THE BODY of the speech and the Main Points!! A. Look at the research and try to find a way to organize your main points (MPs) - (chronological‚ spatial‚ topical‚ problem-solution‚ cause-effect). B. You should have at least two and no more than five main points. C. Try to keep
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Heart Attack General Purpose : To inform Specific Purpose : To inform my audience about the three main god‚their weapon and the creatures. Central Idea : Heart attacks is the most fearful killer of million peoples around theworld. Main point :- Main point I : The prevention and control of the heart attack involves. Main Point II : People who at risk of the heart attacks. Main Point III : Symptoms of the heart attacks. Introduction Relevance • If you think that in young age you
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HEART ATTACKS Each Year 1.1 Million people in the United States have heart attacks and almost half of them die. It may be surprising that while many women believe breast cancer is most threatening to them‚ it is a fact that they are eight times more likely to die of a heart attack. Coronary Artery Disease which often leads to a heart attack is by far the leading cause of death of both men and women. WHAT IS A HEART ATTACK? Other Names for a heart attack include the name Myocardial Infarction
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Heal Heart Attack Damage There is obviously immediate danger in a heart attack and it is important that it is attended to on an emergency basis. However‚ what most people do not know is that the part of the heart that is deprived of blood supply may have suffered irreversible damage. Scar tissue is formed. The Stanford University Study on Reversing Heart Attack Damage It has been known for some time that after a heart attack‚ some heart tissue may be essentially dead‚ which makes the heart less effective
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Infarction also known as “heart attack”‚ is when a damaged muscle or artery is blocked preventing the blood to flow through. Because of fast food places such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ Wendy’s and etc… Most Americans prefer eating outside than having a healthy home cooked meal. Many people do not realize the amount of fatty and oily substances that are in the meals that are being cooked. Heart attack is a leading killer in most men and women in the United States . The heart is made up of four chambers
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The Risk Factors of Heart Attack Heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle caused by the loss of blood supply. The blood supply is usually lost because a coronary artery‚ one that supplies blood to the heart muscle‚ has a blood clot‚ a blockage also known as coronary thrombosis or coronary disease. ("What Is A Heart Attack? What Causes A Heart Attack?" 2013) Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in America with approximately 460‚000 related deaths due to a sudden
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Believe it or not‚ women and men of all ages can have heart attacks. I know a sister of a brothers friend who had a heart attack in her early 20’s and she was within a healthy body weight and seemed fit. She played softball growing up and didn’t really dabble too much into recreational drugs or anything like that. It all just happened out of the blue. So‚ I want to kick this story off by saying what we think of a traditional heart attack isn’t always the case. Usually we think old people‚ or at
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