A heart attack is an event that can damage your heart, and it is potentially life-threatening. The cause of most heart attacks is a sudden clot in a blood vessel that feeds the heart. This blood vessel may be filled with fat and a substance called “plaque” that slows blood flow in the artery or eventually breaks open, causing a clot that stops blood flow to an area of your heart muscle.
Heart attack and cardiac arrest warning signs may include one or more of the following symptoms: Chest discomfort, discomfort in other areas of the upper body, shortness of breath, a feeling of impending doom, breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, jaw discomfort, arm pain, extreme fatigue, lightheadedness, sudden loss of responsiveness and no normal breathing.
CHF is a condition whereby the heart can’t pump enough blood to the other organs in the body. It can result from a variety of causes including coronary artery disease, a past heart attack that left scar tissue in the heart muscle, high blood pressure, primary heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy) and other causes.
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