Staying Alive from a Heart Attack

Cardiac arrest (heart attacks) has been the bane of the human race for a long time. Sudden cardiac arrest is the elder villaneous brother of simple cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrests are those when the patient having had this, dies instantly without any warning. The heart just stops functioning unexpectedly.

Sudden cardiac arrests do not allow any flexibility in terms of time and symptoms. It simply attacks the system very quickly. The patient never comes to know about the constantly falling state of his health. He may feel some high levels of palpitation aided by dizziness and that could be the only sypmtoms.

The root cause of sudden cardiac arrest is arrhythmia. Arrhythmia gets initiated with ventricular fibrillation situated in the lower chambers starts firing sporadic impulses. These sporadic impulses become a regular feature over a period of time.

Such impulses which essentially are disorganized, lead to arrhythmia. This state of arrhythmias can become a serious threat to life of the patient. The eprson suffering from this state, gets few minutes time to act upon. If medical help arrives during this time, then only the patient can be saved.

Risk Factors for SCD

Sudden cardiac death stands a good chance of occuring if the person has a trail of previous heart attacks. Sudden cardiac deaths have been found to be very threatening during the first six months of the heart attack. The person having had heart attack must be very careful during the first six months for this reason.

Another group of patients meeting the fatal end have been found to be having coronary artery disease.

Last but not the least on the list are those having all vices like heavy alcohol, smoking, chewing, etc. Remaining group constitutes those having family history of cardiac diseases and those having high cholesterol problems.

Prevention from SCD

While there is no definite cure for this killer disease, prevention is accepted as the most optimum solution.

It is best to be in regular touch with your physician and undergo all checkups needed. There should be a fixed frequency for these checkups.

Never ever skip or forget to take prescribed medicines. If you skip or miss the medicines for some reasons, get in touch with your doctor immediately.

At times, doctors may ask you to undergo specific surgery, do not take this advice lightly.

Your doctor may even suggest you to have a drastic change in your lifestyle, don’t hesitate to follow that advice. Lifestyle changes may include quitting those nasty vices, reducing fat intake, routine following of exercies, losing your weight, etc.

Some of the more common tests are ECG, cardiac catherization, EKG, etc. Do take these seriously.

Any professional and experienced medical practioner will keep you on medicines as a matter of prevention. This is particularly true if you have a history of arrhythmia. Beta blockers aided with calcium channels are the most commonly followed paths of medication.

You may even be prescribed medicines to keep control on your weight, cholesterol, coronery artery blockage, etc. Such medications fall in static category.

You may also be considered a good case for ace inhibitors. Basically it all depends on your state, your self-control and the family history of similar problems.

Remember, sudden cardiac arrests can happen to anyone. However, you can fight it out and survive well by keeping few things under control. You can be the winner.

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