A heart attack, or in its medical name seal, occurs when one of the coronary blood vessels that nourishes the heart muscle is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot. The blockage prevents oxygen supply to the heart muscle area entered by the same blood vessels, and the longer the blockage, the greater the more irreversible damage to the heart tissue. This process can lead to the collapse of the cardiac pump and sudden death if not treated quickly.
Bennett apparently feels the classic signs: pain or chest pressure, which sometimes also radiates to the left, neck or back, extreme weakness, shortness of breath and cold sweat – symptoms that can be interpreted as low blood pressure or exhaustion, but actually reflect a serious and life -threatening process in the heart. Thanks to a quick response from medical teams, he was rushed to the emergency room there was diagnosed as a spicy cardiac event and was immediately transferred to catheter.
The catheterization allows you to diagnose the location of the heart artery and open it, most often using a balloon (angoslastics) and then inserting a support (stent) that maintains the artery open. This is a life -saving treatment, especially when it is performed within the critical time window – the first 6 hours from the moment of symptoms.
About 10,000 Israelis suffer from a heart attack each year, but about 3,000 no longer arrive at the hospital on time, and die at home due to a delay in identifying the signs. Only about 60% of patients arrive in less than 6 hours, which is the time when the irreversible damage can still be prevented. The success of treatment depends largely on early detection and immediate medical help.
The warning signs of a heart attack include such pressure or pain in the center of the chest – sometimes as a sense of gravity, fire or tightening – which may radiate to the neck, lower jaw, shoulder or left. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, cold sweat, nausea, vomiting, unusual fatigue, and sometimes even a fainting or a severe anxiety. In women, the symptoms may be less typical, such as upper back pain or exhaustion.
In the case of suspicion of heart attack, you should not wait. MDA should be called on phone 101 immediately. Until a medical staff arrive, the patient must be resolved or placed in a convenient position, and ask him to avoid any effort. You must not get up or walk – not even the services. Any movement may worsen the damage.
In case of loss of consciousness – Immediately start in resuscitation, which includes heart massage (breast clicks at 100-120 per minute) and calling help. For people at high risk – such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension or family history of heart attacks – it is recommended that their homes recognize the basic stages of resuscitation.
In the hospital, an initial diagnosis is performed through ECG, where the electrical activity of the heart is examined, along with blood tests that evaporate levels of enzymes when harm to the heart muscle – mainly CPK and Trophonin. Aliyah in these values, combined with clinical symptoms and findings in the ECG, confirms the diagnosis.
Treatment depends on the time of arrival: If the patient arrives early – immediate catheterization is performed in the catheter room. If there is temporary prevention from catheterization, coagulation dissolved drug treatment can be treated. The faster the treatment, the smaller the chances of damage to the heart muscle.
At the end of the hospitalization, the patient begins a process of heart rehabilitation – which includes controlled exercise, fat door diet, diabetes and blood pressure, anti -clotting drug treatment and mental support for stress reduction. In many cases, this is a long, but essential recovery process.