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In your first hour after taking cocaine, your risk of a heart attack rises 24 fold. Cocaine is directly cardiotoxic (i.e. it kills heart cells) and you risk heart failure (cocaine cardiomyopathy) with prolonged use, aside from the increased risk of myocardial infarction in the short term.
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What are anxiety attacks often mistaken as?
Anxiety or panic attacks can be mistaken for heart attacks (although it is actually rare for anxiety attacks to cause heart attacks, especially in young people).
Anxiety attacks are often mistaken by what?
Heart attacks.
What drugs are used to prevent further heart attacks?
To prevent additional heart attacks, aspirin and an anticoagulant drug often follow the thrombolytic drug.
What part of your body does not heal?
The heart does not have the capacity to heal itself, which is why heart attacks are often fatal.
How to treat heart attacks?
Heart attacks are often treated using anitcoagulants, which dissolve clots. Also, aspirin can prevent clots from forming, reducing the risk of a future heart attack.
How often does high LDL contribute to heart attack risk?
what percentage of time does high LDL contribute to heart attacks?
Anxiety attacks are often mistaken for what?
Many people who think they're having a heart attack are actually having an anxiety attack or heartburn.
Who has more heart attacks men or women?
Women. Often when they go to the ER the heart attack is not identified as one, but something else.
How is stress and anger risk factors for ischemia?
Stress increases the heart rate and blood pressure and can injure the lining of the arteries. Angina attacks often occur after outbursts of anger, as do many heart attacks and strokes.
Why do people want be paramedic?
It's a challenging job with a lot of variety in the cases and situations that arise. Paramedics often make the difference between life and death for victims of accidents, heart attacks or strokes.
What shark attacks more people then any other?
The Bull shark is number one in attacks . It is not the great white though it is most often blamed
Does chest pain and breathlessness occur while having panic disorder and having them even when relaxed?
Yes it does. Often people having their first panic attack, go to hospital thinking they are having a heart attack. Its not a heart attack, its chest pain associated with panic attacks. Breathlessness is also a symptom. And yes these attacks can pop up at any time, even when you are relaxed.
