Myocardial Infarction is the technical term for heart attack which is caused due to lack of blood supply to the heart muscle. Myo is a muscle, cardia is heart and infarction is the death of tissue making Myocardial infarction which now is commonly called a heart attack. In this blog today we are going to deep down into the heart’s function and its anatomy to help you better understand the anatomy of heart attack (Myocardial Infraction), its symptoms and heart attack treatment in Hyderabad. Read on next:
Heart and Circulatory System:
Heart and blood vessels constitute the cardiovascular system that blood and oxygen to the entire body. The heart pumps oxygen-rich blood through the aorta to all the parts of the body and collected the de-oxygenated blood back. This deoxygenated blood through pulmonary arteries is pumped to the lungs for replenishment with oxygen. Lungs oxygenate the blood and send it back to the heart which pumps this oxygenated blood back to all parts of the body aorta – and this cycle repeats throughout life. Each heartbeat has systole and diastole that takes deoxygenated blood of the current cycle and pumps oxygenated blood of the previous cycle to the body, respectively.
Similar to other body parts, the heart is nourished by this oxygenated blood too. The coronary arteries extend over the heart surface to deliver oxygenated blood and nourish the heart.
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What Causes a Heart Attack?
Heart attack is caused when the blood flow to the heart is reduced or blocked completely. This blockage can happen when the above mentioned coronary arteries become narrow due to build-up caused by fat, cholesterol or any other substance.
Reduced blood flow will trigger chest pain and is called Angina but when the blood is significantly or completely blocked the heart muscle tissue begins to die (infarction), leading to a heart attack. This blockage is a long and slow process that most often take years to develop which is why a heart attack in almost all cases happens in the elders.
Symptoms of Heart Attack: Pressure, pain, squeezing, tightness or aching sensation in the arms, chest (more common), shortness of breath and fatigue are some of the most common signs and signals of a heart attack. But not all heart attacks carry the same symptoms or the respective severity according to Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale, the best heart specialist in Hyderabad. Some patients may have only mild pain while others may experience severe pain. While some may experience symptoms and signs for a long time, few may experience a sudden attack with signs or symptoms whatsoever.
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Myocardial Infarction Treatment in Hyderabad:
The patient must be immediately treated by a heart specialist as soon as possible as every minute is crucial since the heart tissue continuous to damage. After a patient suffers a heart attack, the heart specialist will take immediate steps to treat the attack which may include a chest x-ray, cardiac CT, echocardiogram or angiogram.
Treatment for Myocardial Infarction or heart attack will also include medication and surgical procedures like Coronary angioplasty, Coronary artery bypass surgery followed by cardiac rehabilitation in few cases, according to top heart surgeons in Hyderabad, Dr Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale.
A heart attack increases the risk of having another one which can be fatal. So if you are family are showing symptoms or signs or had already suffered another heart attack it is very important to adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle with consultation from the best heart specialist in Hyderabad. If you are looking for more information to reduce the risk of heart attack to your loved ones Dr Alla Gopal Krishna Gokhale is the best heart specialist in Hyderabad. You can contact him here: 9603040506
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