Myocardial infarction (or MI) is known as heart attack and characterized by the interruption of blood supply to certain part of the heart. This may lead to dying of the cells.
How can a person define that he performs a disease? Typical signs may include sudden chest pain, shortness of breath, vomiting and anxiety. Actually, it should be mentioned that men experience heart attack more often then women. Maybe due to this, women observe fewer common signs than men. Though about a quarter of all heart attacks shows no any symptoms such as weakness or fatigue but chest pain usually takes place. Usually it’s quite difficult to define whether sudden chest pain will lead to heart attack but still it’s better to make a check-up in order to prevent yourself from possible risks.
What are the causes of myocardial infarction? They are quite contradictive and may include older age, tobacco smoking, “bad cholesterol”, high blood pressure, the frequent usage of certain drugs and even chronic stress level.
When a suspected heart attack is likely to occur it’s better to use such treatments as oxygen, aspirin and nitroglycerin. Common morphine sulfate could be quite helpful.
If a person experiences chest pain or fatigue, anxiety or pain in his left arm and shoulder he should immediately go to the doctor and make a check-up in order to make sure his heart is in good condition. He will perform certain diagnostic tests, for example, an electrocardiogram or blood tests, and the doctor will advice the most suitable methods of improving the health of your heart.
Still, keep in mind that sudden cardiac death has little in common with heart attack. Heart attack can cause the stopping of the heartbeat but the notion itself shouldn’t be used in this sense.
