Heart Attack

What is Heart Attack

A Heart Attack happens when something has blocked the flow of blood into your heart, and a part of your heart has died.

What are the Symptoms of Heart Attack

Sometimes there are no warning signs.

a dull or heavy pain in the centre of the chest

breathlessness, dizziness, nausea, chills, sweating, weak pulse.

cold and clammy skin, grey pallor, a severe appearance of illness.

fainting

Sometimes there are no symptoms.

What are the Causes of Heart Attack

Most heart attacks are the result of coronary heart disease, condition that clogs arteries with fatty deposits. It may also be blood clots which form on top of the fatty deposits which actually cause the heart attack.

Certain triggers will lead to a heart attack in certain persons. The predominant ones are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, and an inactive lifestyle. Stress, exertion and excitement can act as triggers for an attack.

Men over the age of 50 with a family history of heart disease are predisposed to heart attack.

Traditional Medical Treatments for Heart Attack

This condition must be treated by traditional medicine. Heart attack victims are usually hospitalised in special coronary care units for at least 3 days.Angioplasty and stenting if the heart attack can be diagnose quickly. Special drug therapy is used and the patient may have to be operated on.

The patient will be monitored closely for a period of time and administered the appropriate medications and drugs.

Gentle exercise is recommended while patients are recovering, but nothing that requires too much exertion.

Long-term recovery from heart attack requires extreme adjustments: Habits such as smoking, heavy drinking, and eating high-fat foods have to go.

As a preventive measure, most heart attack survivors take a daily aspirin tablet to thin the blood. Other drugs may also be prescribed, depending on the individual case.

Complementaty/Alternative Treatments for Heart Attack

Herbal Therapies - Of the many herbs used to treat chronic heart conditions, hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata) is perhaps most valuable as it dilates coronary arteries and improves the function in the heart. Hawthorn also is thought to speed recovery from an attack. Of the many herbs used to treat chronic heart conditions, hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata) is perhaps most valuable as it dilates coronary arteries and improves the function in the heart. Hawthorn also is thought to speed recovery from an attack.

There are other herbs that are used to treat heart conditions, such as raw garlic, lime flowers (linden) and nettle. For more information, see high blood pressure, Blood Clots, and Cholesterol Problems.

Bach Flower Remedies - Try willow and holly essences - 4 drops on the tongue, up to 4 times daily. Try willow and holly essences - 4 drops on the tongue, up to 4 times daily.