Heart Attack

Myocardial infarction (MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart is interrupted causing some heart cells to die. This is due to the blockage in the coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids like cholesterol and white blood cells especially macrophages in the wall of anartery. Then resulting in ischemia, that is a shortage of oxygen and blood supply. If it is let untreated within a period of time then hopefully I will see you in the sky. Approximately one quarter of all myocardial infarctions are silent, without chest pain or other symptoms. So it is call as the silence killer and it is also the top killer leading cause of death for both men and women all over the world.

Here's are the symptoms:

1. sudden chest pain (typically radiating to the left arm or left side of the neck)

2. Shortness of breath

3. Nausea

4. Vomiting

5. Palpitations, for those who don't know it, it is an abnormal beating of theheart.

6. Prespiration(sweating)

7. Anxiety (often described as a sense of impending doom).

Note: Women may experience FEWER typical symptoms than men, most commonly shortness of breath, weakness, a feeling of indigestion, and fatigue.

Risk factors for atherosclerosis are generally risk factors for myocardial infarction:

1. Old age, Can't say anything, God Bless The Olds

2. Tobacco smoking, Smoke smoke smoke then you see huge smokes(heaven's cloud)

3. Hypercholesterolemia (more accurately hyperlioproteinemia, especially high low density lipoprotein and low density lipoprotein)

Note: Does not mean that you are skinny you have do not have high cholesterol level. My teacher looks same skinny and tall, but he checked his cholesterol levels and it appeared to be higher than normal.

4. Hyperhomocysteine (high homocysteine, a toxic blood amino acid that is elevated when intakes of vitamins B2, B6, B12 and folic acid are insufficient)

Note : Folic acid is an important nutrient for women who is pregnant. Which helps protect against a number of congenital malformations including neural tube defects (birth defects). Neural tube defects (NTDs) result in malformations of the spine (spina bifida), skull, and brain (anencephaly).

5. Diabetes (with or without insulin resistance and don't think you are skinny you have no diabetes.)

6. High blood pressure

7. Obesity (over weight or too fat =.=)

8. Stress (occupations with high stress index are known to have susceptibility for atherosclerosis)

[ Don't say doing homework make you strees, If like that next time you do not need to work, cause working is MORE stress]

Males are more at risk than females.

How to prevent?

It is just easy.

1. Having a good balance diet (refer to the pyramid table of food)

2. Low intake of cholesterol ( don't eat KFC too offen )

3. Low intake of salts (don't eat junk food too offen too)

4. Eat Vegetables (plant by yourself is the best as it contain less pesticide)

5. Exersice daily

6. Talk with others to relieve stress

7. Mastrubate [for educational purpose] (reseach show that mastrubate can reuce the risk of getting heart attacks)

Ok thats all for tonight. There is many things that can make you go "up stairs" and you can not avoid it, so if you like to live longer just prevent from being killed by heart attacks. Here's a shot video clips for you.