What is a heart Attack?

When blood stop to flow to a part of the heart it causes damage to heart muscle. In medical language this diseases is called as Myocardial Infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction or simply it is known as Heart attack. In Islamic history Hazrat Saad (RA) was the first person who suffers from the heart diseases. And he was advised to take Ajwa dates grind with their kernels and put them into his mouth as the treatment of heart diseases. Now a day’s about 500,000 peoples die from heart diseases every year. An early recognition and treatment of heart disease is vital to prevent some of this event.

The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck or Jaw. Often it is in the center or left side of the chest ad last for more than a few minutes. Other common symptoms are shorting of breath, feeling faint, a cold sweat or feeling tired. Its risk factor may be changed by modifying our life style.  Smoking, poor diet and high level of cholesterol may increase heart diseases. Smoking appears to be a major cause of about 36% cases of heart diseases. Some other diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes may also its main causes. We can control this risk by taking daily exercise, by taking good diet ad by control over blood cholesterol.

A number of tests are use full to help with diagnosis including electrocardiograms (ECGs) blood tests and coronary angiography. Commonly used blood test includes troponin and less often creatine kinase MB. Aspirin is an appropriate immediate treatment for a suspected MI. Nitroglycerin may be used to help with chest pain. However they do not improve outcome Supplemental oxygen should be used in those with low oxygen levels or shortness of breath.

Heart diseases can be reduce by using wholegrain starch, reducing sugar intake, consuming five portion of fruit and vegetable daily consuming at least two portion of fish per week, nuts, seeds or legumes may also used in daily diets. You should prevent fats. People are often advised to keep a diet where less than 30% of the energy intake drives from fat, a diet that contains less the 7% of the energy intake in the form of saturated fat and a diet that contains less then 300mg/day of cholesterol.  Olive oil, rapeseed oil and related products are recommended for heart patients.