Reduce your risk of winter heart attacks
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Cold weather means many things – wearing winter coats, dealing with snow and ice, trying to stay warm, and risking the possibility of a heart attack.
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Steps on preventing a second heart attack
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Atherosclerosis clogs arteries and can develop in any artery in the body. The material clogging the arteries is commonly referred to as plaque, a mixture of cholesterol, fatty substances, calcium and fibrin (a clotting material in the blood).
Read MoreThe difference between cardiac arrest and a heart attack
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Many people may associate this with meaning the same thing as having a heart attack. Even though cardiac arrest and heart attack are interrelated, they are not the same.
Read More5 forgotten risk factors for heart attack
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There are other risk factors that also increase the likelihood of having a myocardial infarction. Risk factors we tend to forget about until it may be too late.
Read MorePreventing heart attacks in the young and physically fit
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Know your family history for heart disease
Read MoreHeart Disease: Quick Facts
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Quick facts you need to know about the most deadly and common disease.
Read MoreCardiac arrest or heart attack?
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You may have heard the terms cardiac arrest and heart attack used interchangeably, but they are, in fact, different conditions.
A heart attack can be considered a circulation problem and occurs when the blood supply to the heart is either reduced or completely cut off. This can occur because of a blood clot or a narrowing of the arteries. When the heart muscle doesn’t receive blood, the lack of oxygen causes damage and it begins to die.
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