A heart attack ( myocardial infarction) is caused by a blood clot obstructing a coronary artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle, resilting in the death of heart muscel tissue. 

 

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  Act In Time to Heart Attack Signs    
Heart Attacks Heart Attack Warning Signs Surviving a Heart Attack Testing for a Heart Attack Reducing Heart Attack Risk Heart Disease and Medications
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/actintime/ AOL  
  After heart attack, risk may linger for lifetime    
After heart attack, risk may linger for lifetime. Law explained that a heart attack indicates that some of the heart muscle no longer functions.
  http://yourhealth.stlukesonline.org/HealthNews/reuters/NewsStory1126200219.htm AOL  
  After Your Heart Attack    
You've had a Heart Attack - What Now?? What Information do You NEED to Know? What Information do You WANT to Know? What is a heart attack?
  http://staff.washington.edu/bmperra/heart_help.html AOL  
  ALLHAT-Heart Attack Prevention Trial    
ALLHAT, the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial, was a practice-based clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart
  http://allhat.org/ AOL  
  Ambulance scheme fast tracks heart attack victims - smh.com.au    
Doctors at Royal North Shore Hospital want to trial what they believe to be an improved way of treating heart attack patients, the hospital confirmed yesterday
  http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/20/1047749878557.html AOL  
  An Antidepressant for Depression After a Heart Attack? --- ...    
An Antidepressant for Depression After a Heart Attack? [ Articles > An Antidepressant for Depression After a Heart Attack? ]. An
  http://www.healthandage.org/Home/gm=2!gid2=2003 AOL  
  Antidepressants lower heart attack risk    
Antidepressants lower heart attack risk called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), with a lower heart attack risk. Their findings are published in the latest issue of Circulation
  http://www.globaltechnoscan.com/24thOct-30thOct01/antidepressants.htm AltaVista  
  APA HelpCenter: Get the Facts: Mind/Body Connection: Psychology ...    
Psychology Helps After a Heart Attack Psychologists' interventions enhance a heart-attack patient's recovery and reduce the risk of recurrence.
  http://helping.apa.org/mind_body/heart.html AOL  
  Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke    
Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: KNOW THE FACTS. This resource is also available as a brochure to view
  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/aspirin-reducerisk/aspirin-reducerisk.htm AOL  
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS - Disease Therapies Protocols    
To better place this disease in perspective, every 20 seconds a person in the United States has a heart attack, and one third of these attacks lead to death.
  http://www.lef.org/protocols/prtcl-015.shtml AOL  
  BBC Health: Heart Disease    
examines what a heart attack is, its causes, and the treatments available, as well as how to reduce the risks of heart disease.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/heart/ Yahoo! Directory  
  BBC NEWS | Health | Wine prevents repeat heart attack    
Scientists say they have found a way for coronary patients to minimise the risk of a second heart attack - drink wine every day.
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2232934.stm AltaVista  
  Bellovinm, Barry J. MD    
providing treatment for heart attacks, angina, and cardiovascular problems.
  http://www.thecardiologist.md/ Yahoo! Directory  
  BHF Any Questions? - Heart attack    
Medical > Heart attack. What is a heart attack? A heart attack occurs when one of the coronary arteries which supplies the heart muscle is blocked by a clot.
  http://www.bhf.org.uk/questions/index.asp?secondlevel=370&thirdlevel=377 AOL  
  Calcium Scoring Can Predict Heart Attack    
UWMC UW RHC logo New testing can estimate your risk of a heart attack. With arrival of the New Year comes renewed interest in counting
  http://www.washington.edu/medical/uwmc/uwmc_clinics/cardiac/calciumscore.html AOL  
  Cardiovascular Information for Patients and the General Public    
Initiative (OEI). Heart Attack Information: Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Web Page; Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Materials: Brochure
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/ AOL  
  Chicago Pile 1 Pioneers    
Samuel K. Allison -- Died of heart attack in 1965. Arthur H. Compton -- Died of heart attack in 1962. Enrico Fermi -- Died Nov. 28, 1954, of stomach cancer.
  http://www.anl.gov/OPA/history/cp1list.html AOL  
  CIAC Inconsequential Warnings    
family. Heart Attack Warning. July 1999. Want to know how to survive a heart attack alone? Give yourself CPR by coughing. Both
  http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBInconsequential.shtml AOL  
  Cigarettes Can Trigger Heart Attack [040901]    
Everything for People Concerned About Smoking and Protecting the Rights of Nonsmokers. San Antonio. "Smoking is going to give you a heart attack, not just heart disease,'' says Dr. Satyendra Giri
  http://www.no-smoking.org/april01/04-09-01-2.html AltaVista  
  ClinicalTrials.gov    
Examples: lupus; heart attack; leukemia. Example: When using the phrase heart attack in a search, the related phrase myocardial infarction will be added.
  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/info/help AOL  
  CSICOP Terrorist Attack HoaxWatch    
on 11 September, less than an hour after the attack on the World Trade Centre [sic], an airplane the lawn was otherwise undamaged after the attack. He takes great pains to ignore the obvious
  http://www.csicop.org/hoaxwatch/ AltaVista  
  Deputy Heart Attack - EHAC Links    
Dedicated to the early detection of heart attacks. Teach consumers and the public about recognizing early heart attack Click Here to add a free portal for your Cardiac outreach message
  http://www.deputyheartattack.org/ AltaVista  
  Download NEW Life-Saving Cholesterol and Heart Attack Guidelines    
Download NEW Life-Saving Cholesterol and Heart Attack Guidelines Does your doctor and HMO or other health insurance plan provide
  http://ash.org/cholesterol-guidelines.html AOL  
  Early Heart Attack Care    
EHAC, Early Heart Attack Care, promotes awareness of the early symptoms of heart attacks, prevents serious damage, and saves lives - maybe your life.
  http://www.ehac.org/ AOL  
  Early Heart Attack Care    
EHAC, Early Heart Attack Care, promotes awareness of the early symptoms of heart attacks, prevents serious damage, and saves lives - maybe your life.
  http://jumpstart.chestpaincenters.org/ehac/blue_new.cfm AltaVista  
  Folic acid and the risk of heart attack and stroke    
New research shows Folic acid can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Embargoed until 23.01 hrs on Thursday 21 November 2002
  http://www.qmw.ac.uk/poffice/nr221102.shtml AOL  
  Genetic Basis for Premature Coronary Heart Disease    
Have you had an early heart attack? Participate in a clinical study at the Rockefeller University in New York City. Have you had an early heart attack?
  http://clinfo.rockefeller.edu/social/Starr/Coronary.html AOL  
  Handheld calculator measures risk of heart attack    
Once every 20 seconds in the United States, someone goes to a hospital emergency room with worsening chest pain or a small heart attack.
  http://www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/story.php?article_id=204 AOL  
  HealthChoices -- report cards to help you compare and choose ...    
Cholesterol Management after Heart Attack. Participating health plans made substantial gains both in cholesterol screening and cholesterol
  http://www.healthchoices.org/LivingWithIllness/4.asp AOL  
  HealthChoices -- report cards to help you compare and choose ...    
Beta Blocker Treatment After a Heart Attack. An estimated 756,000 Americans suffered a heart attack in 1997, and more than 200,000 of them died.
  http://www.healthchoices.org/LivingWithIllness/3.asp AOL  
  Heart Advantage - Yale-New Haven Hospital    
OR, if you've had a heart attack: Ask your doctor about the role of aspirin, beta blockers and ACE inhibitors in preventing second heart attacks.
  http://www.ynhh.org/cardiac/heartadvantage.html AOL  
  Heart and Stroke on C-Health: Your Health and Wellness Source    
HEART AND STROKE. Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death among Canadians – and many people don’t know they’re at risk. Heart health.
  http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_main.asp?channel_id=41 AOL  
  Heart Attack    
Search our database by Health Topic or enter your own keywords. HEART ATTACK. [Printer-friendly version -- PDF file, 221 Kb]. What is a heart attack?
  http://www.4woman.gov/faq/h-attack.htm AOL  
  Heart Attack    
and heart. Is there a way to predict a heart attack? Angina pectoris, or chest pain, is a warning sign of a possible heart attack. Any chest pain should be taken seriously and investigated. Heart
  http://www.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/attack.html AltaVista  
  Heart Attack    
An Explosive Situation. A heart attack is sudden. The causes of the heart attack are not. Years timebomb. The heart attack is its explosion.
  http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/attack.html AOL  
  Heart Attack - CardiologyChannel    
A heart attack is when plaque develops in its arteries and prevents an adequate supple of blood from flowing through the heart.
  http://www.cardiologychannel.com/heartattack/ AOL  
  Heart Attack - Coronary Heart Disease - Pioneer Thinking    
laboratory investigations and a number of surveys show certain personal characteristics and life-styles pointing to increased danger of heart attack
  http://www.pioneerthinking.com/heartdisease.html AOL  
  Heart Attack and Angina    
sometimes referred to as coronary artery disease (CAD), are more general names for heart attack (and angina). A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when the blood supply to part of the
  http://www.medhelp.org/lib/attackan.htm AltaVista  
  Heart Attack Dinners    
If the die-hard supporters of this traditional diet didn't die from heart attacks then they must be on the cusp of colon cancer.
  http://www.retrorecipe.com/heartattackdinners.htm AOL  
  Heart Attack Germ, The    
explains the role of infections and inflammation in cardiovascular disease and a method to prevent strokes, heart attacks, and the symptoms of Alzheimer's.
  http://www.theheartattackgerm.com/ Yahoo! Directory  
  Heart Attack Inc.    
official site.
  http://www.hartattack.tv/ Yahoo! Directory  
  HEART ATTACK LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR FIREFIGHTERS    
HEART ATTACK LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR FIREFIGHTERS. WASHINGTON Another 38 percent involved in EMS operations died from heart attack. For
  http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/media/02-193.cfm AOL  
  Heart Attack Prevention    
provides information on the role ace inhibitors play in prevention of stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular risk reduction.
  http://www.heart-attack-prevention.net/ Yahoo! Directory  
  Heart Attack Prevention    
Resource for consumers and healthcare professionals on strategies to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke, including prescription treatment options.
  http://www.heart-attack-prevention.com/ AOL  
  Heart Attack Prevention - Health Check.    
Heart attack prevention. The disease. Secure, On-Line Card Clearance System. Takeheart Health Check The Heart Attack Prevention Service
  http://www.takeheart.co.uk/ AOL  
  Heart Attack: Getting Back Into Your Life After a Heart Attack    
in Spanish. Information from Your Family Doctor Heart Attack: Getting Back Into Your Life After a Heart Attack How soon can I get back few months of having a heart attack. Others may have to
  http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/002.html AltaVista  
  Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention    
Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention. What is a heart attack? A heart How do I know if I'm having a heart attack? The pain
  http://familydoctor.org/handouts/217.html AOL  
  Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention    
Information from Your Family Doctor Heart Attack: Warning Signs and Tips on Prevention What is a heart attack? A heart attack (also called myocardial infarction) is when part of the heart muscle
  http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/291.html AltaVista  
  Heart Attacks    
heart attacks, risk factor and prevention, and the role of a physiotherapist.
  http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/3049/human.htm Yahoo! Directory  
  Heart1.com - Complete Source for Cardiac Care    
nation's first statewide ban on the diet supplement ephedra Sunday, flanked by the parents of a 16-year-old football player who died of a heart attack after it
  http://www.heart1.com/ AOL  
  HeartInfo Guide to Heart Attack and Angina    
brought to you by The Heart Information Network and the Center for Cardiovascular Education.
  http://www.heartinfo.org/hrtatkang.html Yahoo! Directory  
  HeartInfo.org    
high blood pressure or another cardiovascular condition? Find out in these easy-to-understand guides. Heart Attack Hypertension Stroke back to top Advertisement Advertisement | Home | About Us |
  http://www.heartinfo.org/ AltaVista  
  Heartstart Sunderland    
trains the public in basic life support techniques in order to decrease the number of deaths from heart attacks in Sunderland.
  http://heartstart-sunderland.org.uk/ Yahoo! Directory  
  http://www.heartinfo.org/news/htattksymp012299.htm    
  http://www.heartinfo.org/news/htattksymp012299.htm AOL  
  Infarct Combat Project    
fights against myocardial infarction by supporting researches and studies about prevention and treatment.
  http://www.infarctcombat.org Yahoo! Directory  
  Learn how to survive a heart attack    
Learn how to survive a heart attack Calling 9-1-1 fast saves lives and heart muscle. Banner Learn how to survive a heart attack. Act
  http://www.4woman.gov/campaigns/911/ AOL  
  MEDLINEplus: Heart Attack    
Heart Attack requires Flash plug-in Also available in: Spanish Heart Attack: Getting Back into Your Life after a Heart Attack (American Academy of Family Physicians)Also available in
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartattack.html AltaVista  
  National Heart Council - NEMA - heart attack, heart disease    
The National Heart Council, emergency training programs, equipment, funding for see if you might be at risk for a heart attack. Heart Rate or Pulse Knowing how to measure your heart
  http://www.nemahealth.org/heartcouncil.html AltaVista  
  NIH News Release--Frequency of Light-to-Moderate Drinking Reduces ...    
12-year study of 38,077 male health professionals found that men who drank alcohol three or more days per week had a reduced risk of heart attack compared with
  http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2003/niaaa-08.htm AOL  
  NIH: Health Information    
Heart Attack. Resources. NHLBI. Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Small Group Session Lesson Plan. Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs--Patient Action Tablet.
  http://health.nih.gov/result.asp?disease_id=310 AOL  
  NIMH - Depression and Heart Disease    
1 Furthermore, people with heart disease who are depressed have an increased risk of death after a heart attack compared to those who are not depressed.
  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depheart.cfm AOL  
  Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease; Cause & Prevention    
The Not-For-Profit Site with Tips on Foods, Vitamins, Heart Disease Prevention and Health then turns it into toxic trans fat (think: heart attack, cancer, depression, arthritis). Why is it
  http://www.health-heart.org/ AltaVista  
  Paul's Health    
Rotary. At the age of 44 he suffered what he said was a "heart attack." Rotary secretary Ches Perry, in "The Founder of Rotary surrounded by folks. Heart attack, they called it. The
  http://rotaryhistory.org/paulharris/health/ AltaVista  
  Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke With Aspirin ...    
Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke With Aspirin Therapy: Go to www.fda.gov/cder or call toll-free 1-888-INFO-FDA for more information about reducing
  http://www.nclnet.org/images/NCL_AspirinBrochure.pdf AOL  
  Research Matters: Cardiovascular disease    
2003); Study finds frequent consumption of alcohol linked to lower risk of heart attack in men (School of Public Health, 1/8/2003);
  http://www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/topic.php?topic_id=16 AOL  
  Research to the heart of the matter    
APA Monitor article (Jan 2001) reveals psychologists are producing clear evidence that psychosocial his heart and falling dead of a heart attack during a fight with his wife has been the stuff
  http://www.apa.org/monitor/jan01/coverheart.html AltaVista  
  Science News Online (6/14/97): Harbinger of a Heart Attack    
June 14, 1997. Harbinger of a Heart Attack. His team suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs may prevent a heart attack from ever happening. The stakes are high.
  http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/6_14_97/bob1.htm AOL  
  Secondhand Smoke Ups Heart Attack Risk    
Secondhand Smoke Ups Heart Attack Risk 1:22 p.m. ET (1822 GMT) March 16, 1998 NEW YORK ? Nonsmoking individuals living with heavy smokers have four times the risk of heart attack compared with
  http://www.cliving.org/NEWS/MARCH98/SECONDHA.HTM AltaVista  
  Six-month public smoking ban slashes heart attack rate in community    
study of its kind, researchers have found that the number of heart attack victims admitted to a regional hospital dropped by nearly 60 smoking ban slashes heart attack rate in community In
  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-04/uoc--sps032603.php AltaVista  
  Smoking Pot Boosts Heart Attack Risk    
Breaking news on health topics for your family, finances, lifestyle, and business provided by for future reference. . Smoking Pot Boosts Heart Attack Risk Graying pot heads may want to think
  http://www.applesforhealth.com/smokingpot1.html AltaVista  
  SocietyGuardian.co.uk | Society | Fish linked to heart attack ...    
Fish linked to heart attack risk Mercury could undermine health benefits, study says James Meikle, health correspondent Thursday November 28, 2002 The Guardian
  http://society.guardian.co.uk/publichealth/story/0,11098,849090,00.html AOL  
  Stony Brook Researcher Says Tetracyclines May Stabilize Heart ...    
Health Sciences/Hospital Stony Brook Researcher Says Tetracyclines May Stabilize Heart Attack-Producing Plaques. More than 20 years
  http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/artman/publish/printer_326.shtml AOL  
  Study Finds Frequent Consumption of Alcohol Linked to Lower Risk ...    
Study Finds Frequent Consumption of Alcohol Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Men, press release of Wednesday, January 08, 2003, Harvard School of Public
  http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press01082003.html AOL  
  The tooth behind a heart attack - FEB 26, 2003    
The tooth behind a heart attack One man took his incipient heart attack to a dentist for treatment. EXPECT the unexpected before a heart attack.
  http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/health/story/0,4395,173914,00.html AOL  
  Tobacco Victims - About us    
lung cancer, 65 Duke Ellington, musician Sigmund Freud James Franciscus, actor Clark Gable, actor Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead musician, heart attack, 53 A
  http://www.tobaccovictims.org/celebrities.shtml AOL  
  Victoria Save-a-Life    
nonprofit organization provides first aid and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) training, teaches heart attack and stroke prevention, and promotes other health awareness programs.
  http://www.quicklinks.on.ca/~vsal/ Yahoo! Directory  
  Walgreens | Health Library | First Aid | Heart Attack    
Your Account| Log In | Help All Areas Products Drug Info General Site Heart Attack A heart attack occurs when the arteries supplying your heart with blood and oxygen become blocked. This loss of
  http://www.walgreens.com/library/firstaid/HeartAttack.jhtml AltaVista  
  What is a heart attack?    
Angina and Heart Attack What is a Heart Attack? What is a heart attack? A heart attack occurs when an area of the heart is deprived
  http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/heart/angina03.htm AOL  
  What is a heart attack? Learn more at zocor.com    
What is a heart attack? eart attack is the most visible sign of heart disease. The medical term for heart attack is myocardial infarction.
  http://www.zocor.com/simvastatin/zocor/consumer/heart_disease/index.jsp AOL  
  Yahoo! Health Encyclopedia: Heart attack    
Health > Encyclopedia > Heart attack. Encyclopedia. Health Centers. Arthritis Heart attack Provided by ADAM Overview | Treatment | Images Definition
  http://health.yahoo.com/health/encyclopedia/000195/0.html AOL  

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