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Article: RECOGNIZING, RESPONDING TO HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS.(Living)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- February 18, 2005
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Byline: Camilla A. Herrera Scripps Howard News Service
Make no mistake about it.
A myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, is a life-threatening occurrence in which the blood supply to the heart is blocked, usually by a clot. When the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen-carrying blood, a process called ischemia, its cells begin to die.
"The muscle can recover but that recovery is based on the amount of oxygen delivered and how soon you deliver it," says David Goldwag, chairman of the department of emergency medicine at Connecticut's Stamford Hospital.
"The muscle doesn't die immediately, but over time. To prevent any complications, treatment ...