cardiology - heart attack tutorial - 1 - vital information

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKTUTORIAL 1TUTORIAL 1Vital Heart AttackVital Heart Attack

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Guides to Heart AttacksGuides to Heart Attacks

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Edited byEdited byDR. MAGDI SAMIDR. MAGDI SAMIMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHAMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA

Professor of MedicineProfessor of Medicine

McGILL UNIVERSITYMcGILL UNIVERSITY

Senior Cardiologist MUHCSenior Cardiologist MUHC

Director PacemakerDirector Pacemaker

& Arrhythmia Unit& Arrhythmia Unit

ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITALROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL

Did you know that aboutDid you know that about

1 MILLION1 MILLION Americans suffer a Americans suffer a

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKevery year?every year?

1 in 31 in 3

DIEDIEA few hours laterA few hours later

What What EXACTLYEXACTLY

is ais a

HEARTHEARTATTACKATTACK

??????

A HEART ATTACK ISA HEART ATTACK IS

A

SUDDEN

BLOCKAGE

of

the artery

feeding the

HEART

THE TECHNICAL TERM ISTHE TECHNICAL TERM IS

MYOCARDIAL

INFARCTION

ACCORDING TO THEACCORDING TO THEAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

A

HEART ATTACK

is

DEATH

or

DAMAGE

to

part of the

heart muscle

WHYWHY ? ?????

BECAUSE OF…BECAUSE OF…

A

CLOT

has

STOPPED

blood flow

to the

HEART

Do you knowDo you know

WHEREWHEREyour heart isyour heart is

LOCATEDLOCATED

??????

In theIn the

CENTERCENTERof yourof your

CHESTCHESTbetweenbetween

your lungsyour lungs

What is theWhat is the

SIZESIZEof your heartof your heart

??????

About theAbout the

SIZESIZEof a of a

FISTFIST

What is theWhat is the

WEIGHTWEIGHTof your heartof your heart

??????

Less thanLess than

11poundpound 454 grams454 grams

What does your heartWhat does your heart

LOOK LIKELOOK LIKE??????

HOLLOW & TOUGHHOLLOW & TOUGH

It is a

HOLLOW

ORGAN

with a

TOUGH

MUSCULAR

WALL

What does What does your heartyour heart

DODO

??????

IN & OUT PUMPIN & OUT PUMP

It receives

BLOOD

and

OXYGEN

from

your

LUNGS…

IN & OUT PUMPIN & OUT PUMP

and

DISTRIBUTES

them

to various

parts

of your

body

What happens What happens after after your bloodyour blood

has deliveredhas deliveredits oxygenits oxygen

??????

RETURNS TO HEARTRETURNS TO HEART

Your blood Your blood returns to your returns to your

heart which heart which pumps it back pumps it back to your lungsto your lungs

What happens ifWhat happens if your heart muscle your heart muscle

gets no oxygengets no oxygen

??????

The The CELLSCELLS

DIE!DIE!

How is your heartHow is your heart

CONNECTEDCONNECTEDto other parts to other parts of your bodyof your body

??

ByBy

VEINSVEINS&&

ARTERIESARTERIES

How doHow do VEINSVEINS

& & ARTERIESARTERIES function? function?

They function likeThey function like HIGHWAYSHIGHWAYS

& & RAMPSRAMPS

Your heart is theYour heart is the HIGHWAYHIGHWAY

INTERCHANGEINTERCHANGEof your bodyof your body

What keeps yourWhat keeps yourBLOOD FLOWINGBLOOD FLOWING

to to other partsother parts of of your body?your body?

YOUR HEARTYOUR HEART

It pumps your bloodIt pumps your blood IN & OUTIN & OUT

Your heart is aYour heart is a DOUBLE PUMPDOUBLE PUMP

What What REGULATESREGULATES

thethe

BLOOD FLOWBLOOD FLOW

??

VALVESVALVESwhich are located which are located

in your heart.in your heart.

Is there ever aIs there ever a

TRAFFICTRAFFICJAMJAM

??

YES!YES!

What What

CAUSESCAUSESthethe

TRAFFICTRAFFICJAMJAM

??

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SummarySummary

SUMMARYSUMMARY HEART ATTACKSHEART ATTACKS

are dangerousare dangerous life & deathlife & deathsituationssituations

SUMMARYSUMMARYYour Your

HEART is a PUMPHEART is a PUMPwhose job it iswhose job it isto keep your to keep your blood flowingblood flowing

SUMMARYSUMMARYA HEART ATTACK A HEART ATTACK

is a is a blockage blockage

of the artery feeding of the artery feeding the heartthe heart

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