What is a heart attack? What is a heart attack - Heart attack - Acute coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked. The plaque eventually breaks off and forms a clot. The interrupted blood flow destroys or damages part of the heart muscle. Not everyone who has a heart attack has the same symptoms or the same severity. Some heart attacks happen suddenly, but many people have warning signs and symptoms hours, days, or weeks before a heart attack. Emergency Call 911 or go to the emergency room right away Link symptoms to risk factors Request tests for diagnosis An electrocardiogram (ECG) records electrical signals as they travel through the heart. Your doctor can look for patterns between heartbeats to see if blood flow through the heart has slowed or stopped or if you're having a heart attack. Certain heart enzymes slowly leak into the blood when your heart has been damaged by a heart attack. Blood samples can be tested for the presence of these enzymes. Heart attack treatment Nitrates Aspirin Anticoagulant drugs Beta blockers Cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins) Calcium channel blockers Blood pressure-lowering drugs https://yasserelnahas.org/%d9%82%d8%b... Video prepared by Prof. Dr. Yasser El Nahhas, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Ain Shams University. To contact Prof. Dr. Yasser El Nahhas regarding open heart surgery or limited laparoscopic intervention, you can call directly on 01150009625 for examination at the clinic: 15 El Khalifa El Maamoun Street - Roxy - Heliopolis - in front of El Asr Market - 9th floor Saturday, Monday and Wednesday: from 3 to 6 pm Clinic phone: 01099452746 - 26905059 Watch the most important videos of open heart surgery and laparoscopy by Dr. Yasser El Nahhas Open heart surgery: • What is open heart surgery - Mitral valve surgery... Mitral valve surgeries • Repair or replacement of the mitral valve from a... Aortic valve surgeries • Traditional or bypass aortic valve surgeries... Coronary artery surgery • Coronary artery bypass graft surgery - Surgery... Thoracic aortic aneurysm repair surgery • Aortic aneurysm repair surgery in a... Preparing for open heart surgery • What happens in the hospital before heart surgery... Laparoscopic heart surgery: • Video Mitral valve replacement from a side opening • Question and answer: Is it possible to change or Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement through a hemi-sternum incision • Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement ... Is laparoscopic heart surgery suitable for all patients? Is laparoscopic heart surgery suitable for all patients? Laparoscopic removal of benign heart tumors • Laparoscopic removal of benign heart tumors ... Laparoscopic atrial septal defect closure surgery from a 5 cm lateral opening • Laparoscopic atrial septal defect closure surgery from ... Recovery period after laparoscopic heart surgery • Recovery period after laparoscopic heart surgery...