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What enzyme breaks up a blood clot in the heart?
Tissue plasminogen activator.
Is arteriosclerosis another name for heart attack?
No. Arteriosclerosis is the progressive narrowing of the blood vessels that leads to a heart attack.
What is a lethal heart attack?
A heart attack occurs if the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a section of heart muscle suddenly becomes blocked. If blood flow isn't restored quickly, the section of heart muscle begins to die. If the heart cannot supply blood to other organs they cannot function and will also die.
What are heart enzymes?
Enzymes of the heart.ANSWER 2 Different Cardiac EnzymesThe heart is a muscular pump. When a person experiences a heart attack, a portion of the heart muscle is damaged, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain that can radiate, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and sweating. One way of determining whether these symptoms are the result of actual heart dysfunction or heart attack is through blood tests that evaluate the cardiac enzymes. When the heart muscle is damaged, it releases these cardiac enzymes into the bloodstream. When a blood test measures increased cardiac enzymes, it is an indicator that actual damage has resulted.Creatinine PhosphokinaseAccording to the American Heart Association, the most common cardiac enzyme to be tested when a heart attack is suspected is creatinine phosphokinase (CPK). This enzyme is normally present in small amounts in the blood and is released by all muscle tissue in the body--skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscle. When CPK is elevated, it indicates muscle damage and further tests can be ordered. Often, when a patient enters a medical facility complaining of heart attack symptoms, elevated CPK may be the only indicator that a heart attack has actually occurred. Sometimes CPK will not read high in the blood until 24 hours after the heart attack, so careful monitoring for a period of time is required. CPK-MBCPK-MB is a fractional piece of creatinine phosphokinase. Although CPK is released from all muscle tissue in the body, CPK-MB is released only from damaged heart tissue, so it is much more accurate in determining whether a heart attack has occurred. CPK-MB is diagnostic for a heart attack even in the presence of a normal EKG. CPK-MB may not be elevated in the blood until 12 to 24 hours after a heart attack. Increased accuracy in diagnosis may be found by repeating the CPK-MB blood test multiple times over the first 24 hours, looking for changes in levels. TroponinsTroponins, proteins found in muscle tissue, help modulate actin and myosin, which are responsible for muscle contraction. Some very specific troponins have been identified as occurring only in the heart muscle, specifically Troponin T and Troponin I. These can be tested for and measured. These troponins are normally present in very low quantities in the blood. When elevated, they can indicate even very minor heart tissue damage that may not show up with a CPK test. Troponin typically shows up in the blood as elevated within 12 hours after a heart attack. By measuring Troponin and CPK, it is possible to diagnose a heart attack even when other tests may be negative.
What does a heart attack effeckts in your heart?
If the heart stops (heart attack) the loss of new blood supply causes heart muscle to begin dieing and if recovery isn't started soon you will die. If the heart attack is caused from one or more blocked arteries then the heart tissue depending on blood flow will begin dieing. Quick recovery of blood flow to the heart is necessary as the heart gets it's oxygen and nutrients before the other parts of the body.
Why do physicians monitor a patient's enzyme levels if a heart attack has occurred?
Physicians monitor a patient's enzyme levels if they suspect that the patient is having a heart attack because changes happen over time in blood levels of heart enzymes indicate the heart muscle's health.
Why do physicians monitor a patients enzyme level if they suspect that a heart attack has occurred?
Physicians monitor a patient's enzyme levels if they suspect that the patient is having a heart attack because changes happen over time in blood levels of heart enzymes indicate the heart muscle's health.
What does the heart not receive enough of when having a heart attack?
Blood and Oxygen.A heart attack which can cause death.
What does the heart do when you have a heart attack?
The heart stops pumping blood threw it
What is the role of a cardiac enzyme?
Cardiac enzymes are proteins released into the bloodstream when there is damage to the heart muscle. They are used to diagnose and monitor heart attacks or other heart conditions. Elevated levels of cardiac enzymes indicate heart muscle damage and help healthcare providers assess the extent of the injury.
Can high potassium in your blood give you a heart attack?
It may not give you a heart attack.
What the causes of heart attack?
the stop of blood flow to the heart
What happens when part of the heart dies from lack of blood?
A heart attack occurs when the blood flow is cut off to a portion of your heart muscle.
What are two diseases that affect the heart?
A heart attack and high blood pressure:coronary heart disease - disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle (For example: Heart attack/ Myocardial infarction)cerebrovascular disease - disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain (For example: Stroke)
Is A heart attack a death of cells in the heart?
heart attack is the dead of cardiac tissues due to insufficent supply of blood.
Why is a blood supply to the cells in the heart essential?
If the blood supply to the heart muscles is blocked, a heart attack is likely.
A heart attack is also reffered to congeative heart failure true or false?
False, a heart attack is a loss of blood to the heart. Congestive heart failure is the inability if the heart to pump enough blood for the bodys needs.
