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Heart Attack and Stroke
Are stroke and heart attack the same thing? Lots of people do not know the difference between a stroke and a heart attack. Many believe that heart attack and stroke are same, but that is not true. A heart attack, which is also refereed as myocardial infarction, is the name we use when part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies because it is not getting enough oxygen. While a stroke is a sudden loss of brain function. ... Every year approximately 17 million people die of cardiovascular diseases, particularly heart attacks and strokes (Who 1). ... The warning signs of stroke are numbness or weakness, trouble speaking, vision problems, headache, and dizziness. While the warning signs of heart attack are chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, fear etc.
The heart is a strong, muscular pump slightly larger than our fist. ... The circulatory system includes three major organs heart, lungs and the blood vessels(Campbell & Reece 762). It is normally understood that heart attacks occur when the inside of coronary arteries, arteries through which the heart gets blood, gets so clogged that blood cannot pass through it. ... However, the plumbing metaphor actually does not work well in heart attacks. ... According to the plaque theory, a heart attack occurs when cracks develop in the fibrous cap of a plaque. The contents split out, react with blood, and cause a clot (What really causes heart attacks 1). ... There are two types of strokes ischemic stroke, which is caused by the interruption of the flow of blood to the brain, and hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused due to the rupture of blood vessels in the brain (heartandstroke 1).
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