Heart attack is the most occurring lifestyle disease in recent years. In the winter the risk of heart attack increase. Heart attack problem may increase in the season of winter due to fog and dry atmosphere. Many people worldwide have suffered and lost many lives due to the disease caused by the block in the heart. Fifty per cent of Heart Attack patients die before they reach the hospital. Every year, 30 lakh people die of heart disease in India.
The Neelkanth Hospital in Mandi providing the best Heart treatment in Himachal Pradesh. Our Dr. Hemant Kumar has 35 years’ experience as a medical practitioner in Himachal Pradesh Govt. Hospital and currently serving as Medicine specialist at reputed multi specialty Neelkanth Hospital situated at District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
What is heart Attack?
Our heart weighs about 340 grams. To maintain regular blood circulation in the body, our heart beats a million times a day while working like a pump. In place to keep this pump running forever, the blood is supplied by a separate blood vessel, called coronary artery.
Symptoms of Heart Attack
- Discomfort in the chest
- Jaw pain, toothache, headache
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Fatigue
- Sweating
- Irregular heartbeat
Causes of Heart Attack
- Increase of cholesterol
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Stress
- Smoking
- Genetics
Treatment of Heart Attack
- In case of heart attack, the patient needs medical care and hospital recruitment,
- The first few minutes and hours at primary stages are critical, medicines can be given to dissolve frozen clots in the coronary arteries,
- Heartbeat is monitored and abnormal heartbeat is treated quickly. Painkillers are given and the patient is motivated to relax and sleep, If blood pressure is high, medicines are given to reduce it,
- The actual treatment is according to the particular person and depends on the age of the patient, the severity of the heart attack, the damage to the heart and the condition of blockage in the arteries,
- At times, a certain process may be necessary to remove obstruction. It can be in the form of coronary angioplasty, expansion of arteries with the help of balloons, or coronary bypass surgery.
Prevention
People with heart attack should follow the following measures:
- Lifestyle changes
- They should take a healthy diet with less fat and less salt, more aromatic and complex carbohydrates,
- Weight loss is essential for overweight,
- Physical exercise should be done regularly
- Smoking should be stopped completely,
- Patients with diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol should take medicines regularly for disease control.
- For more details or any type of query about heart attack treatment please feel free to contact us at +91 82787-26347 or visit to our website http://hospitalneelkanth.com/
