Heart Attack

The book describes what a heart attack is, why it occurs when blood and oxygen cannot reach heart tissue, and how this leads to infarction. It explains the signs and symptoms such as chest pain radiating to the jaw, arm, or back, shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, fatigue, and anxiety.

Readers will learn about complications including arrhythmias, heart failure, pericarditis, cardiogenic shock, aneurysm, and scarring. The book also discusses the role of coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and plaque rupture in blocking blood flow.

Diagnostic methods are explained, including electrocardiograms (ECG), blood tests for cardiac enzymes like Troponin and CK-MB, stress testing, and imaging. Treatments are covered in detail, from medications such as betablockers, statins, nitrates, anticoagulants, and antiplatelets, to interventions like angioplasty, stent placement, fibrinolytic therapy, coronary artery bypass, and atherectomy.

This book will be of interest to students, health workers, and readers looking to understand heart attacks, their risks, and modern treatment approaches.