What Are The Causes For Heart Disease?
- Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Highlights
- Risk Factors
- Prognosis
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
Introduction
The heart is the human body's hardest working organ. Throughout life it continuously pumps blood enriched with oxygen and vital nutrients through a network of arteries to all tissues of the body. To perform this strenuous task, the heart muscle itself needs a plentiful supply of oxygen-rich blood, provided through a network of coronary arteries. These arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart's muscular walls (the myocardium).
A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when...
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