Unit 5 · Blood Circulation

Heart attack

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1What is a heart attack? Why is it called an emergency condition?
2How is plaque formed, and how does it lead to a heart attack?
3Why is a heart attack also called myocardial infarction?
4List the risk factors of heart attack and explain any three.
5What are the general symptoms of a heart attack?
6Write the preventive measures for heart attack.
7What is angiography? Why is a contrast medium used in it?
8Differentiate between angiography and angioplasty.
9How are coronary angioplasty and stenting done?
10What is coronary artery bypass surgery?
11How is treatment of a heart attack started where angiogram and angioplasty equipment is not available?
12Which risk factors of heart attack cannot be changed, and which depend on our way of life?