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A heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle when the blood flow to the heart is cut off by obstruction of the artery.
A heart attack is the death of a segment of heart muscle when the blood flow to the heart is cut off by obstruction of the artery. There is pain or pressure in the chest or neck, lower jaw, shoulders, arms or upper abdomen. The most important thing is to receive medical treatment as soon as possible.
The symptoms of a heart attack are often different for women and men. The above symptoms mostly apply to men. Women are more likely to have the following symptoms:
The reasons for these gender-specific differences lie in how the heart attack develops: in the case of men, a blood clot obstructs the coronary arteries, while women are more likely to experience a spasm-like narrowing of the arteries.
Around 20% of patients suffer a “silent heart attack” with no or only slight symptoms.
When cardiac muscle tissue begins to die, the heart can no longer pump efficiently. This leads to the following problems:
Short-term:
Long-term:
See Arteriosclerosis for more information about constriction of the blood vessels (vasoconstriction).
Swiss Heart Foundation (Schweizerische Herzstiftung)
www.swissheart.ch
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