All_About_Heart_Attacks

All About Heart Attacks Heart Attacks Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States. Heart attacks are caused by blockage in the arteries that carry blood to parts of the heart. When an artery gets blocked, the part of the heart that the artery is going to gets none of the blood and oxygen it needs, and that part of the heart dies. If a small part of the heart dies, the heart can remain alive without it. But if a big part of the heart dies, it can cause death. The blockage in the arteries is caused by build up of fat in an artery. The build up of fat is called a plaque. Plaques look like the globs of fat on a piece of raw chicken. Heart attacks can also be due to a blood clot. When you have a heart attack, many people describe it as “feeling like there is a heavy weight on top of your chest.” It also feels like having bad heartburn, sharp pain or pressure on the chest. You may also have shortness of heart, attack, people, fat, surgery, part, arteries, having, dies, blood, because, attacks, artery, without, weight, should, seconds, risk, regularly, higher, going, gets, exercise, death, couple, chest, caused, cause, called, bypass, build, blockage, widening, whether, united, top, take, states, small, slower, shortness, sharp, role, result, replacing, remain, relative, regular, raw, rate, some, process