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MANY PEOPLE EACH YEAR ARE EFFECTED BY HEART ATTACKS, WHETHER IT IS THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE THEY KNOW. HEART ATTACKS CAN BE TRAGIC. ... THERE ARE MANY UNPREVENTABLE RISK FACTORS CONNECTED TO HEART ATTACKS, BUT HOW DOES STRESS INCREASE THE RISK OF HEART ATTACKS? THERE ARE MANY REASONS TO BELIEVE THAT YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING A HEART ATTACK ARE INCREASED IF YOU ARE STRESSED IN ANY WAY.
BY DEFINITION A HEART ATTACK IS THE DEATH OF PART OF THE HEART MUSCLE DUE TO ITS SUDDEN LOSS OF BLOOD SUPPLY. ANOTHER NAME FOR A HEART ATTACK IS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. THE LOSS OF BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEART IS USUALLY CAUSED BY A BLOCKAGE OF A CORONARY ARTERY BY A BLOOD CLOT. THIS IS DETRIMENTAL BECAUSE BLOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS ARE CARRIED TO THE HEART BY THE CORONARY ARTERY. THE CHEST PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HEART ATTACKS IS BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF THE HEART MUSCLE TISSUE. THIS ALSO CAUSES ELECTRICAL INSTABILITY OF THE TISSUE, AND ORDERLY TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL SIGNALS IN THE HEART IS VITAL FOR REGULAR BEATING OF THE HEART. IN THIS CASE, INSTEAD OF PUMPING LIKE A HEALTHY HEART, THE HEART SIMPLY QUIVERS. ...
ABOUT ONE MILLION AMERICANS EXPERIENCE A HEART ATTACK EACH YEAR. ... THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT CAUSES OF HEART ATTACKS. ... OTHER RISK FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CIGARETTE SMOKING, LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, OBESITY, DIABETES, STRESS, ALCOHOL, AND FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART ATTACK.
Approximate Word count = 1079
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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