05/08/2012
The Causes of a "Heart Attack"
Age - When a man is over 45 years, & the woman is over 55 years of age, their risk of having a heart attack starts to rise significantly.
Angina - angina is an illness where not enough Oxygen is reaching the patient's Heart. This raises the risk of a Heart attack.
Blood cholesterol levels - if a person's Blood Cholesterol levels are high, he/she runs a higher risk of developing Blood clots in the arteries. Blood clots can block the supply of blood to the Heart muscle, causing a Heart attack.
Diabetes - people with Diabetes have a higher risk of developing several diseases and conditions, many of them contribute to a higher risk of Heart attack.
Diet - a person who consumes large quantities of, for example, animal fats, or saturated fats, will eventually have a higher risk of having a Heart attack.
Genes - you can inherit a higher risk of heart attack from your parents, and/or their parents.
Heart surgery - patients who have had Heart surgery have a higher risk of having a heart attack.
Hypertension (high blood pressure) - this could be due to lack of physical activity, overweight/obesity, diabetes, genes, and some other factors.
Obesity, overweight - as more and more people are overweight, especially children, experts believe heart attacks will become more common in future (if the overweight children become overweight adults).
Physical inactivity - people who do not exercise have a much higher risk of having a heart attack, compared to people who exercise regularly.
Previous heart attack - anybody who has already had a heart attack is more likely to have another one, compared to other people.
Smoking - people who smoke heavily or regularly run a much higher risk of heart attack, compared to people who never smoked and those who gave up. Smoking regularly means smoking every day.
