Myocardial Infarction occurs with the stoppage of blood supply to the heart muscles and leads to death
The most common cause of a heart attack, or myocardial infarction (MIA),
all involves some type of blockage of at least one of the main coronary arteries.
In general, if the coronary arteries are blocked, the heart is unable to
receive enough oxygenated blood to work properly. If the blocked arteries are
located in the left ventricle or left side of the chest, they are called right-sided
myocardial infarction (RVMI) and vice versa.
RVMI is caused when the right sided coronary artery
becomes completely blocked, usually by a buildup of fatty deposits (fat
streaks) that form over the muscles that surround the blocked artery. As RVMI
is a slow heart rate increase that does not have a detectable onset, it is
quite rare for people to have this condition during their entire lifetime.
Studies show that women tend to suffer from myocardial
infarction at a younger age, while men usually have the condition after
the age of sixty-five. For instance, in September 2021, according to a survey
conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about
1.3% of cannabis users are susceptible to myocardial infarction as compared to
0.8% of non-users.
Many times, even after suffering a heart attack and
being treated for myocardial infarction with a high dose of aspirin, patients
still end up suffering from symptoms related to the weakened heart muscle. One
of the main symptoms that are noticed is shortness of breath, which is often
mistaken as a result of heart failure. Shortness of breath can be due to oxygen
deprivation, where there is less oxygen to the heart muscle to work with. This
causes the heart muscle to weaken, eventually wearing away the muscle. While
this weakening is temporary, it leaves the patient susceptible to infections as
well.
The biggest risk of suffering a heart attack or having
a myocardial infarction is thought to be through hypertension. Hypertension, if
left untreated, can lead to the development of clogged arteries, where large
amounts of blood cannot flow through the body. As the blood supply to the heart
becomes clogged, this can cause the heart muscle to weaken, eventually wearing
away the muscle and resulting in death.
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