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Imagine A and B are both arteries leading to the heart. B is partially clogged by plaque build up.
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The lower one (b.) is semi-clogged and thus does not provide as much oxygen to muscles such as the heart. The Heart muscle will begin to die if not treated quickly.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhen an artery that supplies blood to the heart becomes obstructed by a clot, that area of the heart becomes damaged. If the blood supply is not restored quick enough, the heart can be permanently damaged. If the artery that gets clogged is a major artery, then the heart can fail and death can occur.
Another type of heart attack is cardiac arrest. This is where the electrical impulses that tell the heart when to beat and when to rest becomes erratic. The confusion in electrical impulses confuses the heart and it beats in an erratic rate. Not pumping effectively any longer, the blood pressure drops and the person becomes unconscious. If the proper rhythm can not be reestablished quickly, death will occur.
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∙ 11y agoThe most common cause of heart attack is the sudden blockage of one of the heart's arteries by a blood clot. These clots typically form in arteries that are already affected by atherosclerosis - that is, the arteries are narrowed by fatty deposits of plaque and other materials.
Atherosclerosis can cause a heart attack in one of three ways.
- The fatty plaque can cut off blood supply by completely blocking a coronary artery.
- The plaque can tear or rupture, causing a blood clot to form. The blood clot may become large enough to close off the artery. This type of heart attack is called a coronary thrombosis or coronary occlusion.
- Narrowed arteries may not be able to supply enough oxygen-rich blood. This could cause the heart to beat with an abnormal rhythm called an arrhythmia.
- an abnormal tendency of the blood to clot called hypercoagulability
- collagen vascular disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus
- cocaine use
- a small traveling blood clot called an embolus that gets stuck in a coronary artery
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∙ 13y agoA serious blockage in the artery can lead to one.
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∙ 13y agoIf a coronary artery becomes blocked by saturated fats/cholesterol it can cause a heart attack.
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∙ 12y agoblood stops flowing in the heart and you pretty much choke and stop breathing. (: thnks
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∙ 11y agoPlaque builds up in the arteries and when there's enough of it, it stops the flow of blood to the body. Death quickly follows.
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∙ 13y agoby not eating cherios
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Is a heart attack rare?
No, a heart attack is not rare at all. In fact, heart attacks are the number one cause of death worldwide.
Do you bleed from the mouth during a heart attack?
Not from the heart attack itself. In a heart attack, the heart is deprived of oxygen from the blockage of a coronary artery. This does not usually cause bleeding, but it does cause the death of the muscle cells if they don't get oxygen.
What damage does a heart attack cause?
A heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) can cause damage by brain damage, can lead to stokes, and also have the risk of having a seconf MI.
If someone is panicking while having a heart attack is it unsafe to sedate them?
If someone is having a heart attack it is not safe to sedate the. Sedating a person while having a heart attack can cause them to die.
Can acebutolol 100 get you high when snorted?
No, but it can cause a heart attack.
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Tubal pregnancy can not cause heart attack.
Can tactacardia cause a heart attack?
Yes, tactacardia is the condition of the heart stopping and starting, it can definietly cause heart attack
What does the heart not receive enough of when having a heart attack?
Blood and Oxygen.A heart attack which can cause death.
Can a heroin overdose cause you to have a heart attack?
Heroin can cause a person to have a heart attack. Heroin is a drug that is bad.
What will happen to the organism to the heart?
It would cause heart attack
Can smashed finger cause heart attack?
ya it may coz the sudden shock to you brain by the paint of it may cause heart attack
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Can MRSA cause a heart attack?
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What will happen to the organism if the heart will injured?
It would cause heart attack
Is a heart attack rare?
No, a heart attack is not rare at all. In fact, heart attacks are the number one cause of death worldwide.
Do you bleed from the mouth during a heart attack?
Not from the heart attack itself. In a heart attack, the heart is deprived of oxygen from the blockage of a coronary artery. This does not usually cause bleeding, but it does cause the death of the muscle cells if they don't get oxygen.
