What are the risk factors for atheroscierosis and Heart Attack?
Factors that increase the risk of developing atheroscierosis and heart attacks include elevated blood cholesterol, high blood pressure,use of tobacco, diabetes mellitus, male gender, a family history of premature coronary heart disease, sedentary lifestyle, stress etc. While family history and male gender are genetically determined, the other risk factors can be modified through changes in lifestyle and medications. The most common complications of a heart attack are heart failure, ventricular fibrillation and death. Heart attacks are diagnosed with electrocardiograms, echo tests and measurement of cardiac enzymes in blood. Early reopening of blocked coronary arteries reduces the amount of damage to the heart and improves the prognosis for a heart attack and outcomes. Medical treatment for heart attacks may include anti-platelet, anti-coagulant, and clot dissolving drugs as well as anglotensin converting enzyme(ACE)inhibitors, beta blockers and oxygen. Interventional treatment for hear
