Heart attack is one of the most common types of heart diseases. If this disease becomes serious then it will lead to death. Heart attack is also known as myocardial infraction. The myocardial is derived from myocardium and the infraction is nothing but the dead tissues due to oxygen starvation. Attack occurs due to the interruption of blood supply to the part of heat and commonly it is due to the rupture of vulnerable plaque. The insufficiency of oxygen will lead to death. Heart attack may also results in sudden cardiac death and break is not responsible for this kind of death. It is the most common type of heart disease which kills more men and women in the America. Now a day medical treatments can save the lives of the people from this type of disease. If the person is treated within an hour, then he can be saved from heart attack.
The common reason for heart attack is coronary artery disease (CAD). At the time of heart attack the patient should be treated quickly and if he is not treated quickly the heart muscle will begin to die and sometimes result in death. The heart attack may also lead to heart failure. For every year about 1.1 million of people are affected by heart attack in United States, among these people half of them die. About 460,000 people are affected by fatal heart attack. The cells of the heart muscle which do not receive enough oxygen carrying blood will lead to death and the shortage of blood which carries oxygen will results in the damage of heart. Some of the heart attack starts with mild pain or embarrassment. Most of the heart attack involves discomfort in the center of the chest and remains for minutes. Some of the people may not feel the pain for the second attack. The circulatory systems which contain heart and blood vessels may suffer from illness and this may be one of the reasons for heart attack.