Questions tagged [heart-attack]
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Is aggressive treatment needed in inferior wall type of heart attacks
Heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) is broadly of 2 types: anterior wall and inferior wall, depending on the wall of heart involved. The anterior wall MI is far more dangerous, both in short ...
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What conditions will the application of an AED enable a person in cardiac shock to obtain to normal heart rhythm
While this always depends in practice on the person's health and internal characteristics, in general what conditions would an AED or defibrillator solely used actually enable normal heart rhythm ...
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How could a heart attack be prevented if a cholesterol buildup in an artery near the heart was detected?
I learned that blood clots in coronary arteries caused by plaque ruptures are the most common cause of heart attacks, and this raised the question: If a severe cholesterol buildup were detected, how ...
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Chest pain accompanied with nausea
My mom says she woke up with chest pains and nausea twice last night is this a early warning sign of heart attack or stroke? She takes Xanax on the regular not sure if that could have anything to do ...
