what factors contribuates to heart attack? and how to prevent any future problems?

Answer 1

This topic will give an insight view:
Everybody has a risk of developing atheroma which can lead to an MI. However, certain 'risk factors' increase the risk and include:

* Preventable or treatable risk factors:
o smoking
o hypertension (high blood pressure)
o high cholesterol level
o lack of exercise
o a poor diet
o obesity
o excess alcohol
* Having diabetes. But if you have diabetes, the increased risk of heart disease is minimised by good control of the blood sugar level, and reducing blood pressure if it is high.
* Risk factors that are fixed and you cannot change:
o a family history of heart disease or a stroke that occurred in a father or brother aged below 55, or in a mother or sister aged below 65.
o being male.
o ethnic group (for example, British Asians have an increased risk).

Risk factors are discussed more fully in another leaflet called 'Preventing Heart Disease'. Briefly, if you can reduce any risk factors, it reduces your risk of having an MI (or of having a further MI if you have already had one). Some risk factors are fixed and you cannot change them. However, if you have a fixed risk factor, you may want to make extra effort to reduce preventable risk factors such as smoking or lack of exercise.

Answer 2

Although there are lots of risk factors for having heart problems, in my practice I focus on 6 in particular.

1. Smoking - non smokers have less of a chance of having heart problems...
2. Age and sex - older men have a higher risk of having a heart attack. Too bad you can't do anything about this one...
3. Family History - not much you can do about this one either
4. Hypertension - people with high blood pressure have a higher risk of heart attacks. Specific medications can be used to help this an increase your chance of surviving a heart attack
5. Diabetes - Diabetics have a higher risk of coronary artery disease. Strict glucose contol is necessary if you have diabetes
6. Lipids - People with high cholesterol have a higher risk of having coronary artery disease. Have this checked.

Also obesity, sedentary lifestyle and other factors play a role.

Modify what risk factors you can, and you can hope to put the odds in your favor - but nothing is 100%

Answer 3

Angiogram, using dye in the cardiac arteries, which they won't do without strong symptoms of chest pain related to the heart. Thallium scan that tries to view arteries through the chest. Stress tests can be inaccurate for people with good collateral circulation. Mine is good, and a stress test 9 months before angina showed up gave no hint I would have 99% occluded coronary arteries and nearly die. If you are that worried, change your diet and lifestyle as if you were diagnosed with heart disease. You can head it off, level out, or possibly reverse current damage a little at a time. I have four siblings, same age or older. I am the only one with a heart problem, severe blockages, for which I had a triple bypass. It is partly genetic, but also depends on diet, stress, and lifestyle.

Answer 4

Some risk factors aren't under our control, like genetics or previous family cardiac history. You can't influence these. These are called unmodifiable risk factors.

Most risk factors are under our control and they're called modifiable risk factors. They might include:
smoking
hypertension
high cholesterol
diabetes: this one can be modifiable AND unmodifiable
diet
exercising to lose weight
eating well-rounded meals
sedentary lifestyle
weight/obesity

As far as what you can do in the future; focus on the modifiable risk factors.Examples might be to stop smoking, manage your hypertension and get treatment for a high cholesterol.

Answer 5

too much fat clots in the heart, so once the blood can't go thru, you will have a heart attack

you should stop eating meat and junk food, start to eat veges and fruits only, and exercise often

however, there are a few people who have the genetic problem, no matter what they do, they start to have heart attacks in early 30's!

Answer 6

NEEDS:
Low fat diet, higher fiber, no alcohol.
No smoking, plenty of exercise, reduce stress

Lot of exercise will promote growth of secondary arteries around blockages, providing natural bypass.

Answer 7

Lose weight, stop smoking, drink only in moderation and have a low fat diet and get some exercise.

Answer 8

stress..smoking..obesity..hypertension