What Causes a Heart Attack
Our heart is a very busy muscle; it is active twenty
four hours a day, seven days a week, never vacationing and never
resting.
It pumps continuously, diligently doing its vital
task of pumping oxygen and nutrient filled blood, into our circulatory
system.
The circulatory
system then carries the blood through a network of arteries,
veins and capillaries nourishing and feeding all our muscles including
the heart
muscle itself.
Because of its extremely heavy workload, it requires sufficient
oxygen and nutrients supplying it efficiently.
Even at rest the coronary
arteries which supply the heart muscle are using 4% to 5% of
the blood being pumped around the body.
That is a very high amount considering that the heart makes up
only 1% of the body weight.
If for some reason, the flow of oxygen or nutrients ceases due
to coronary
artery disease, a blood clot,or a spasm, the heart does not
have the necessary ammunition it needs to function and do its job
effectively.
It is under attack, it cannot function correctly, it begins to
weaken, it starves and it dies. If it dies we die.
Most Heart Attacks Could Have Been Prevented
Many scientific studies over the years have
proven that adopting a healthy lifestyle, by quitting smoking,eating
healthy, exercising, reducing
blood pressure relaxing, and when necessary, taking the correct
medications, heart
attacks can be prevented, even for those people who are genetically
prone to them.
|
Heart
If
we survive our 
