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2. Myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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   The animation shows plaque buildup or a coronary artery spasm can lead to a heart attack and how blocked blood flow in a coronary artery can lead to a heart attack. The most common cause of a myocardial infarction is the rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque on an artery supplying heart muscle.

3. Brain ischemia - Wikipedia

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   Brain ischemia has been linked to a variety of diseases or abnormalities. Individuals with sickle cell anemia, compressed blood vessels, ventricular tachycardia, plaque buildup in the arteries, blood clots, extremely low blood pressure as a result of heart attack, and congenital heart defects have a higher predisposition to brain ischemia in comparison to the average population.

4. Infarction - Wikipedia

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   Infarction occurs as a result of prolonged ischemia, which is the insufficient supply of oxygen and nutrition to an area of tissue due to a disruption in blood supply.The blood vessel supplying the affected area of tissue may be blocked due to an obstruction in the vessel (e.g., an arterial embolus, thrombus, or atherosclerotic plaque), compressed by something outside of the vessel causing it ...

5. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   Swelling of legs, feet, ankles, abdomen, or neck veins ... heart attack symptoms are immediate and intense, and other times they develop gradually. The longer you wait to get treatment for a heart ...

6. Hypertensive emergency - Wikipedia

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   Commonly, ischemic heart attack and stroke are the causes that lead to death in patients with severe hypertension. It is estimated that for every 20 mm Hg systolic or 10 mm Hg diastolic increase in blood pressures above 115/75 mm Hg, the mortality rate for both ischemic heart disease, cancer and stroke doubles.

7. Cerebrovascular disease - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation causes blood clots to form within the heart, which may travel to the arteries within the brain and cause an embolism. The embolism prevents blood flow to the brain, which leads to a stroke. [26] An aneurysm is an abnormal bulging of small sections of arteries, which increases the risk of artery rupture.

8. Heart attacks are at a record high – here are the symptoms ...

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   Hospital cases at new high as health chiefs raise fears that those with symptoms are failing to seek help Heart attacks are at a record high – here are the symptoms you can’t ignore Skip to ...

9. This Is the Early Heart Attack Symptom That's Missed ... - AOL

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   "Know the signs of a heart attack and don't ignore your symptoms. The chances for surviving a heart attack depend on receiving immediate and timely care," she explains, adding that 80 percent of ...