What are some possible causes of heart attacks

What causes a heart attack at 22 years old? Is it possible if you…?

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It is possible, unlikely but possible. Thou youngest I have seen was 26 and this was someone who completed in sport at an international level. There was no underlying cause, no genetic facors, no cardiomyopathy – absolutely no reason but it…

What are the possible causes why women are at a greater risk for …?

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The primary reason that women are more likely to die from a heart attack than men is their medical issues and symptoms are not taken as seriously as are those of men. I know this first hand and have become a victim of it. For more than two …

Is it possible I’m causing people around me to have heart attacks…?

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I can only call this a ca-winky dink… …you cant control anything, and dont blame yourself… Sorry for your losses, best of luck. –Alex

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what are some causes of heart attack?

Q: what are the causes of a heart attack, and the patient have low platelet count what are the possible treatment., and what is the treatment for heart attack

A: Heart attack is due to clotting of blood in a narrowed coronary artery.Risk factors for narrowing of coronary arteries due to plaques are modifiable and non modifiable ones.Modifiable: obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, smoking, dyslipidemia (abnormal fat in blood).Non modifiable: age, gender, heredity (family history of premature coronary artery disease).Low platelet count if it is really significant can be treated immediately by fresh blood transfusion or platelet concentrate. Later on the cause has to be identified and treated.Heart attack can be treated immediately by analgesia, antiplatelet drugs and clot dissolving drugs or primary balloon angioplasty.

Question about possible syndromes causing congenital heart defects? Any docs or nurses here?

Q: I have a friend who keeps feeling very short of breath after doing really limited physical activity. He is always gasping and mentioning that he can’t breathe well, sometimes even when we are just sitting around. Recently he felt so bad that he went to the hospital, where they did an EKG (or is it ECG, I don’t know, where they put the sticky things all over you with the wires attached) and told him that it was “abnormal”, however, being the typical man he is, he said he felt better and insisted on leaving; he wouldn’t let them admit him for further testing. I am worried about him, though, because I’ve always thought he sort of looks like there is something vaguely wrong with him physically, he has a very odd appearance, and I’m wondering if he has some kind of undiagnosed syndrome that could be causing his appearance AND the worsening heart problems. He’s 33 and he doesn’t live an unhealthy life, so there is no reason he should be having heart problems. Does this sound like anything anyone has heard of:- He’s extremely tall and thin (6’6 according to him, possibly taller, and only weighs about 150)- He has very long fingers and feet, and his fingernails are weird, they kind of taper downward- His ears are like… I don’t really know how to explain it, they’re like long at the top and slanted back and almost pointy with no ear lobes, I want to say like a bat or something, I know that’s horrible but I can’t think of another way to describe it!- He has a very long kind of face, his lips are so thin they’re like non-existent, and his eyes slant very slightly upward, maybe like he has a little Asian ancestry, but he’s 100% German and blond and blue-eyed and no one in his family seems to have eyes like that.Do those things along with having what seems to be a pretty bad heart problem at such a young age signify any kind of “syndrome” or anything? I am really scared for him because he is the nicest guy, and I hope he doesn’t see this or he’ll be mortified, but I do like him a whole lot and I don’t want to see him have a heart attack and die at 33!I mean the diagram on the Google page, sorry. His fingers are just like that. That’s crazy.OMG I just looked it up and the pictures of people who have it, and the diagram of the hand on the Wikipedia page look JUST LIKE HIM. I bet you guys are right. I hope he listens if I tell him about it.

A: This sounds A LOT like Marfan syndrome. He should definitely go to the doctor, im not a doctor, but his physical features sound like those of marfan, and his symptoms could be caused by the heart problems connect with marfan. Convince him to go to the doctor as soon as he can.

possible symptoms of a heart attack?

Q: Today I started to experience some ‘tingling’ down my left arm. It is a ‘prickly,tingly’ feeling. Kind of like what happens after you have sat with your foot in a position for too long and it goes numb, you know the feeling after the numbness is wearing off? It started about an hour ago. It happened to me yesterday as well, but than stopped.Other than that, it happened one other time, very briefly. The first time, I thought b/c I was on the computer, I just didn’t have my wrists in the proper position and it was affecting my blood flow. Yesterday, it caught my attention, but it didn’t last for too long, it was late..I was tired. Went to bed…and just forgot about it until today. I have had some other things going on ..in of themselves, I have just ‘brushed them aside’. Now, I am wondering if they may be related. First of all, I have been having pain that shoots down my jaw. But, I have some problems with my teeth, so I thought it was just that. But, this is different, because it is a much deeper pain than what I usually experience. Also, I have gotten some heart palpatations. Now this isn’t unusual for me, as I have high blood pressure and I find that if I am not consistently taking my meds, that happens. I have been more regular with my meds lately though, but I still didn’t think much of it as I have mentioned the heart palpatations to my doctor before and she hasn’t shown any concern over it, so I figured it was no big deal. I have also felt some pain down the left side of my neck. Once again, contributed it to the teeth (I have VERY DEEP roots). Right now, I am still experiencing the tingling, it is starting from the left side…going down to my hand (nothing on the right side), I do have some nausea also(but I haven’t eaten since early this morning), and I am experiencing some lightheadness(I do have to admit I am tired, I have been tired alot this week, but my doctor also put me back on some pain meds for a chronic pain condition a couple of weeks ago and they do tend to make me tired). I am currently on some meds for my high blood pressure. I have been under alot of ‘stress’ lately and I thought maybe that was the cause of alot of how I am feeling. I am 43 years old and other than the high blood pressure (which is basically under control) and my chronic pain condition, I am in pretty good health. Does anyone out there have knowledge/experience with these type of symptoms and have any suggestions as to whether or not this warrants a trip to the hospital? If this is a ‘prelude’ to a heart attack, I would rather do something now, before it becomes a full blown heart attack. I don’t like going to the hospital over any or every little thing. I feel that alot of people misuse the emergency room, and I don’t want to be one of them. Also, I hate the wait times. If this is a possible angina attack, would they see me quicker than the norm? I am also a single mother and have an 11 year old and a 19 year old son with high functioning autism. I am afraid I will go in to get checked, and they may keep me there. Should I just wait to see if the tingling subsides, or is this something I shouldn’t ignore and go to the hospital and get checked for?

A: Get checked never take chances. Even if they do keep you over night it would be better then not going and something happen so your gone even longer. Just think what might happen if you don’t. Good luck I hope it nothing bad.