Essay Archive - Heart Attacks
Heart Attacks
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States.
Everyday approximately 1,500 people die from heart attacks. Thousands more
suffer crippling effects of some form, and remain disabled for the rest of their
lives. A simple definition of a heart attack is a sudden failure of the heart
resulting from an occlusion or obstruction of a coronary artery. Basically,
this means the heart is no longer receiving the blood supply it needs to
function properly. A person having a heart attack experiences severe pain in
the chest extending to the left shoulder and arm. Heart attacks occur for a
variety of re....
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