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Don’t Ignore Chest Pain-Seek Heart Attack Treatment in Coimbatore

What is myocardial infarction?

Myocardial infarction is also known as heart attack, is a condition that occurs when the blood flow to the heart is suddenly restricted or stopped. This causes the heart muscles to lose its function and can be an emergency situation. Heart attacks are often considered life threatening as treatment needs to be provided almost immediately.


What causes a heart attack?

Myocardial infarction is considered a serious medical emergency that requires immediate medical assistance to avoid a fatality. Heart attack is a condition that occurs due to interrupted blood supply to the heart. Interruption in blood supply may be due to various reasons, the most common reason being the arteries have blockages. A lack of blood supply can lead to muscle death, and it eventually results in a heart attack that will require emergency heart attack treatment at a hospital nearby.


What are the symptoms of a heart attack?

Though heart attacks do not show any early symptoms before the onset of a heart attack, they can be associated with a few symptoms like:

 Chest pain

 Severe difficulty in breathing

 Discomfort in the stomach

Feeling of anxiety 

Profuse sweating

Fluctuations in the heartbeat

These signs can help in detecting a heart attack prior to it becoming severe. To analyze the condition, the heart attack specialist in Coimbatore may recommend one to undergo a few diagnostic tests that can help determine the heart’s severity and condition.

What are the diagnostic options before heart attack treatment?

The cardiology specialist may ask about the family’s history of health conditions with regards to cardiac health. These lab tests involve determining heart condition:
PUO may also be caused due to other rare causes such as hyperthyroidism, drug abuse, hepatitis, antihistamines, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-seizure drugs, and medicines for peptic ulcers and acid reflux.

What is involved in heart attack emergency treatment?

As one begins to notice attack symptoms, it is important to bring the person that experienced the heart attack to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment. After proper analyses of the condition and a few diagnostic tests, the specialist may recommend treatment that well suits the patient’s condition.

Angioplasty

  • This angioplasty procedure is performed to broaden the heart arteries which have blocks in them. The blood vessels in the heart are called coronary arteries.
  • This procedure begins with medicines to control the pain and avoid loss of blood during this procedure.
  • A small catheter is placed in the upper arm, along with the contrast dye that highlights the arteries in the heart is passed through the catheter.
  • The procedure area is numbed, and a tiny incision is made, and a balloon is passed through it.
  • Balloon angioplasty is a procedure where the balloon is blown after reaching the site of the procedure and this helps in clearing the narrow passage and widens it.
  • Angioplasty depends on the number of blockages present in the arteries.

Stent treatment for heart attack

  • Like balloon angioplasty, stent placement is also a procedure that involves a stent that looks like a small metal mesh-like structure, which helps prevent recurring blockages and also helps in heart attack emergency treatment. 
  • The stents are usually present around the balloon in the angioplasty.
  • When the balloon is inflated after breaking blockages, these stents expand and make place for itself.
  • These stents are placed permanently in the arteries to avoid the artery narrowing back.

The cardiologist can also recommend medications to give the patient a quick recovery and relief.

FAQ

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What are surgical methods for heart attack emergency treatment?

Treatment for heart attack involves angioplasty and bypass surgery. Angioplasty is a procedure that utilizes a balloon and a stent to treat the condition in balloon angioplasty where a blown balloon is passed through the arteries to break the blockages. Stent is placed in conditions where there is a high chance of recurrence. Bypass is a complex surgery where the blockages are removed and the arteries are kept in place.

What are the risk factors for heart attacks?

Ans: There are various risk factors associated with heart attack. Men above the age of 45 are at greater risk than women to get affected with heart attack. Heart attacks can be inherited through family generations. Lifestyle also plays a major role in heart attack.

What are the signs that women show before a heart attack?

Ans: Men are less likely to show signs before the onset of attack, in women, there are high chances to show signs like troubled breathing, heart palpitations, discomfort in the chest, chest pain, and anxiety are likely to begin before the heart attack.

What is a heart attack?

Ans: Heart attack is medically termed as myocardial infarction, and it is considered a serious medical emergency condition that requires medical assistance immediately to avoid fatality. Heart attack is a condition which occurs due to interrupted blood supply to the heart.

What is involved in heart attack treatment in hospitals?

Ans: Once the person is brought to the hospital, the patient is supplied with oxygen and an immediate electrocardiogram is recommended to analyse the heart beat. After the necessary diagnosis, the specialist recommends the treatment to the condition.

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