Heart Attack
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Recovering from the Heart Attack Experience by Elizabeth S. Weiss (1980,…HCDJ $8.99 |
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1962 Press Photo richard niebuhr heart attack $18.88 |
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TOM WAITS – HEARTATTACK AND VINE music cd $4.88 |
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MAGNESIUM PREVENT HEART ATTACK, MIGRAINES, FATIGUE- NEW $19.76 |
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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN”HEART ATTACK” 7″ 45PICT SLEEVE $7.99 |
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FREDDIE HART 45: “What a Laugh! / Heart Attack” $3.00 |
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HEART ATTACK 1954′s to 1965 CRAZY LA R&B ROCKERS – KILLER COMP !! HOT CD $15.79 |
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YOUNG HEART ATTACK – STARLITE / WERE DESPERATE / DIG IN (CD Single) NEW & SEALED $1.56 |
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Young Heart Attack -Starlite (3 Track CD ) -24HR POST! $6.72 |
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180153CR BING CROSBY DEAD HEART ATTACK GOLF OCTOBER 15 1977 NEWSPAPER 10-1977 $14.99 |
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Jack Mack & Heart Attack Cardiac Party Lp $6.99 |
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Mouthful of Love [PA] cd Young Heart Attack 2004, XL Recordings Austin $3.98 |
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HEART ATTACK, STRANGER’S TOUCH, OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN, PIC $3.88 |
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Irish Blood, English Heart [US CD] [Single] by Morrissey (CD, May-2004, Attack R $2.48 |
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JACK MACK & THE HEART ATTACK – CARDIAC PARTY NEW CD $17.69 |
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Krokus Heart Attack $9.99 |
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Tom Waits-Heartattack And Vine LP-1980 ASYLUM GERMANY-NEAR MINT-FREE UK P&P!!!!! $79.00 |
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Queen “Sheer Heart Attack” Album Cover Magnet $6.99 |
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BIG WHITE SHARK ATTACK HEART GLASS CABOCHON SILVER NECKLACE PENDANT $9.95 |
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Heart Attack [2cd] – Various Artists $31.95 |
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Cardiac Pack: Heart attack bounce back, catherization, Guidlines for sex, angina $9.95 |
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Olivia Newton John Heart attack PERU $5.00 |
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QUEEN – SHEER HEART ATTACK first press NON-IFPI CD ! hard to find Made In UK $15.00 |
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QUEEN Rare 1974 UK Concert TICKET – SOUTHAMPTON Gig SHEER HEART ATTACK Tour $15.01 |
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CAR MAGNET – awareness ribbon – Prevent Heart Disease – cardiac attack $2.45 |
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Sheer Heart Attack [Bonus Track] by Queen (CD, Mar-1991, Hollywood) NEW $9.99 |
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Act in Time~Heart Attack Signs~Group Session-NEW+BONUS! $9.99 |
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Tom Waits – Heartattack and Vine – LP, with lyric insert $25.00 |
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Sheer Heart Queen Attack Remaster 2011 2 CD Sealed ! $13.90 |
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SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS HEART ATTACK & VINE 3 TRACK EUROPEAN CD FOR LEVIS JEANS $9.99 |
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TANZLIFE 12″ HEART ATTACK – LOCAL TALK $12.63 |
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Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack by Dr. Bob Arnot 0743225570 $4.97 |
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Prevention Magazine January 1991 How To Survive A Heart Attack $2.95 |
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An Aspirin a Day: What You Can Do to Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke, an 1562828800 $4.97 |
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QUEEN VINYL LP SHEER HEART ATTACK EMI EMC 3061 VG/EX 1974 5U/3U PRESSING MERCURY $7.82 |
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Running Without Fear: How to Reduce the Risk of Heart Attack and Sudd 0871314568 $4.97 |
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QUEEN SHEER HEART ATTACK(7E-1026)(JACKET-G)(VINYL-G) $3.00 |
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KROKUS Heart Attack LP NM-! MCA 1980 $19.99 |
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Heart Attack Vacancy A-F Records 2005-03-01 Music $3.87 |
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BPIG-3990- CD LITTLE MIKE & THE TORNADOES Heart Attack OOP USED $9.98 |
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QUEEN SHEER HEART ATTACK LP BUTTERFLY LABEL $5.00 |
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Various Artists – Heart Attack Heart Attack CD2 – NEW $9.32 |
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MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: As Serious As A Heart-attack $40.00 |
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Tom Waits Apollo Theatre UK1981 Small Concert Advert Heartattack and Vine Tour 1 $3.99 |
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Tom Waits Apollo Theatre UK1981 Small Concert Advert Heartattack and Vine Tour 2 $3.99 |
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QUEEN – Debut Album & QUEEN – Sheer Heart Attack !973/74 $7.99 |
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Final Fantasy 6 VI doujinshi Relm Celes Terra Tina Heart Attack $19.99 |
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OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN – Heart Attack – SINGLE PORTUGAL $6.99 |
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LIARS – THE OTHER SIDE OF MT. HEART ATTACK – NEW CD $3.99 |
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MCA-42087- CD KROKUS Heart Attack OOP USED $9.98 |
What Do You Do When You Have a Heart Attack?
Copyright (c) 2009 Stephen Lau
Heart attacks occur when your heart fails to pump oxygen to some part of your heart due to blockage in one or more of the coronary arteries.
Approximately 1.5 million Americans suffer a first or recurrent heart attack every year, and of this number almost half a million do not survive. Occasionally, a heart attack may kill an individual outright with no “warning” signs at all. However, in most cases, heart attack survival depends on what is done before, during, and after a heart attack. Heart attack survival is important.
Knowledge is empowering. It is important for you to know and remember the heart attack warning signs. These heart attack symptoms include: chest pain or uncomfortable pressure in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes. This feeling of weakness or even discomfort like indigestion, often accompanied by lightheadedness, nausea, or shortness of breath, may disappear and then come back, lasting more than half an hour. You may or may not lose your consciousness when you have an attack.
Heart attacks may occur anywhere and at any time – whether you are at rest or engaged in an activity.
Be knowledgeable about heart attack survival. The most important thing to remember is: time is of essence. Do not downplay or deny your heart attack warning signs. Do not make excuses for your heart attack symptoms. Yes, these warning signs and symptoms are diverse and may not be definitive. However, it is better to err on the wrong side than to deprive yourself the opportunity of survival. Embarrassment at the thought of inconveniencing others, coupled with fear, usually results in dangerous denial and indecision, which may cost life.
Before an attack, you should devise and memorize a plan in case you are confronted with one. Such a heart attack survival plan includes: the name of the hospital with 24-hour emergency cardiac care nearest to your home; the names of people you should call for help; and the telephone number of the emergency rescue service.
When you think you are having or going to have an attack, take two aspirins immediately. In order to make them more effective, pulverize or chew them, and then drink a glass of water for faster absorption. Given that aspirin is a blood thinner, it may restore blood flow immediately through some clogged arteries, thereby instrumental in delaying heart muscle damage as well as buying you time to get to the hospital to get other heart-saving treatments.
After an attack, you may be transferred to the cardiac care unit after being stabilized in the Emergency Room. You will be closely monitored to prevent another attack.
After heart attack survival, your heart has to repair itself, replacing the dead tissue (a result of heart muscle damage) with scar tissue (tissue that has been damaged can never be replaced). After an attack, your heart has to adapt to using less heart muscle to do the pumping of blood. Recovery is slow and such adaptation may take several weeks. During the recovery phase, you may feel depressed and distressed with emotional feelings of anger, anxiety, fear, or hopelessness. To speed up the rehabilitation process, it is important that you do some soul-searching, and make a commitment to change your lifestyle. Self-reflection promotes positive lifestyle changes. Now that you have been given a “second chance at life”, make the best and the most of it. Do all you can to prevent future attacks.
About the Author
For more information on the wisdom of healthy living, go to Stephen Lau’s website: The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. Stephen Lau is a writer and researcher with books and websites on health, Chinese healing, mental depression, eating disorders, golf, and money matters. Visit his web page: Heart Health to find out how you can take care of your heart.
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