All you need to know about your Heart! ❤ (Not this kind)

What is a Heart Attack?
Heart Attacks are caused by blocked blood flow to part of the Heart, which results in damage to the Heart muscle. The blockage is most often build up of fat, cholesterol and other substances, which forms a plaque in the arteries that feed on the heart. Heart Attacks can be fatal.

Symptoms
Common Heart Attack Symptoms include pressure, tightness, pain, or a squeezing, or aching sensation in your chest or arms, that can spread throughout your body.  Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain are also common symptoms of a Heart Attack. But shortness of breath, cold sweat, fatigue, lightheadedness or sudden dizziness are also symptoms common in patients that have experienced Heart Attacks.


How to Prevent Heart Attacks
There are numerous ways to avoid a Heart Attack, here are three!

Control your blood pressure - High blood pressure is a major risk for Heart disease. As an adult, it's important that you get your blood pressure checked regularly, so you know if it's too high or too low.

Stay generally healthy - This sounds pretty obvious, but staying healthy in general is quite an important factor! Being healthy can lower the risks of Heart Attacks. Not only eating healthily and maintaining a healthy lifestyle but keeping cholesterol levels balanced and avoiding too much alcohol and smoking. Staying at a healthy weight and managing stress can also lower the risk of Heart Attacks.

Get regular exercise- Excercise has many benefits, it can ensure that you maintain a healthy weight, and also stay healthy in general, regular exercise can make sure you stay healthy!

                                                       Treatment for a Heart Attack

There are many treatments for Heart Attacks. But when someone is experiencing a Heart Attack, CPR should start immediately, manual compressions are best if a defibrillator is unavailable. After someone has had a Heart Attack, it is common for repercussions to occur. Common repercussions include Heart failure, weaker Heart and many more.