Heart Attack Risk Factors
Health Encyclopedia: Heart Attack
A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.
Alternative Names
Myocardial infarction; MI; Acute MI
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Most heart attacks are caused by a clot that blocks one of the coronary arteries (the blood vessels that bring blood and oxygen to the heart muscle). The clot usually forms in a coronary arter...
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Expert & Community Posts
Metformin and the risk of lactic acidosis
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...author asked: "Can a patient use metformin after a heart attack (after 12 years of using... Read more »
Heart Attack Risk 40 per cent Higher in Anxious Men
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...history of heart disease, increase their risk of a heart attack by as much as 40 per cent if... Read more »
Does My Temperament/Personality Play a Role in My Risk for Heart Disease?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...with panic attack were 38% more likely to have a heart attack and 44% more likely to develop... Read more »
Heart and Mind: Battling the Depression of Heart Disease
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...the latter group. My first relative died of a heart attack at age 54. I am currently two... Read more »
Avandia Questions
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...rosiglitazone." Q) Does Avandia increase the risk of a heart attack only when taking the drug... Read more »
Health Guide
Unstable angina
...Unstable angina describes a syndrome that is intermediate between stable angina and myocardial infarction (heart attack): it is characterized by an accelerating or "crescendo" pattern of chest... Read more »What is a Heart Attack?
...are some factors that cannot be controlled, including: AgeGenderEthnicity Learn more about heart attack risk factors. TreatmentAfter a heart attack, a combination of treatments, along... Read more »What is Coronary Heart Disease?
...conditions There are some factors that cannot be controlled, including:AgeGenderEthnicityLearn more about heart attack risk factors.TreatmentManaging heart disease may require a combination of... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...estimated 25% of all Americans have one or more risk factors for heart disease, increasing their risk for heart attack. Most risk factors for heart disease are related to lifestyle. Some risk... Read more »Migraine Disease Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in Men
...major cardiovascular events in men with Migraines was increased by 24% with myocardial infarction (heart attack) as the leading reported cardiovascular event. It's important, however, to... Read more »
Medications
...progestin can infrequently cause heart disease (e.g., heart attacks), stroke, serious blood... Read more »
...progestin can infrequently cause heart disease (e.g., heart attacks), stroke, serious blood... Read more »
...clots to form, resulting in serious (possibly fatal) heart attacks and strokes. This medication... Read more »
...clots to form, resulting in serious (possibly fatal) heart attacks and strokes. This medication... Read more »
...clots to form, resulting in serious (possibly fatal) heart attacks and strokes. This medication... Read more »
Related News
Risk of Death Greatest 30 Days After Heart Attack
November 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The moments after a heart attack are crucial to patient survival, but the life and death battle isn't over for those who live... Read summary »
Healthy Steps to Save Your Heart
March 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two new studies prove it's worthwhile to take simple, healthy steps to reduce your heart attack risk. Researchers from Harvard... Read summary »
Study: Heavier people have heart attacks sooner
September 11, 2008A team of researchers has found that the heavier you are, the more likely you are to have a heart attack earlier in life. Cardiologists analyzed data... Read summary »
Diabetes Risk Increases After Heart Attack
September 14, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients who have had a heart attack have a new concern to worry about. New research reveals patients who have had a heart... Read summary »
Aspirin and Diabetic Cardio Risk
November 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Low-dose aspirin has been recommended as a primary prevention strategy for patients with an increased cardiovascular risk, but... Read summary »
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