What is the difference.....?

Question

What is the difference between a stroke and a heart attack?

Answer 1

A stroke affects the brain; a heart attack affects the heart.

A stroke occurs when blood flow is stopped in one of the arteries leading to part of the brain. Depending on exactly where in the brain they occur, and how severe the damage is, strokes can be relatively minor or life-threatening, even fatal.

A heart attack occurs when blood flow is stopped in one of the arteries leading to the heart. Although the heart pumps blood and is therefore filled with it, it is also a muscle which needs its own blood supply, just like your arms and legs need blood when you exercise.

The medical term for this kind of blockage, wherever it occurs, is an "infarct." It is possible to get infarcts in other parts of the body besides the brain and the heart, and some infarcts can lead to serious, life-threatening consequences. But infarcts in the brain or heart typically cause immediate and potentially deadly consequences, so they are known by the specific names of stroke (brain) and heart attack (heart).

Answer 2

hi, a stroke is caused by the shutting off of blood supply to a portion of the brain, a heart attack does damage to the heart....i am not a doctor, so i think you should consult one if this has happened to a loved one. then again there is always the Internet, look it up, i know it will be better than my answer. john

Answer 3

A stroke is a blood clot that stops the blood flow in your brain. .... A heart attack is a blood clot in one of the main arteries of the heart.

Answer 4

let me put this in simple terms. stroke is also known as a brain attack. both heart and brain attack are caused by poor blood supply and thus oxygenation to their respective organs. without oxygen, cells of that organ dies and their functions also decrease.