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A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction, is a medical condition that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted, most commonly due to rupture of a vulnerable plaque. The resulting ischemia or oxygen shortage causes damage and potential death of heart tissue.

5 Great Resources on Heart Attack

• UptoDate: Patient information: Heart attack overview
• HealthWise (via WebMD): Heart Attack and Unstable Angina - Overview
• Cleveland Clinic: What happens during a heart attack?
• MedlinePlus: Heart Attack
• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): Heart Attacks

5 Latest Headlines on Heart Attack

• More Heart Attack News from Topix

What is Heart Attack?

• Wikipedia: Myocardial infarction (Heart Attack)
• Mayo Clinic: Heart attack
• American Academy of Family Physicians: What is a heart attack?
• MedicineNet: What is a heart attack?
• American Heart Association: What is a heart attack?

What Are The Symptoms of Heart Attack?

• NHLBI: Heart Attack Warning Signs
• Cleveland Clinic: When to Call 911 for Heart Attack Symptoms
• American Heart Association: Heart Attack Warning Signs
• eMedicineHealth: Heart Attack Symptoms
• HealthCentral: Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs

What Are The Causes and Complications of Heart Attack?

• WrongDiagnosis: Heart Attack Causes
• eMedicineHealth: Heart Attack Causes
• MedicineNet: What are the complications of a heart attack?
• Mayo Clinic: Heart Attack Complications
• CardiologyChannel: Risk Factors and Causes of Heart Attack

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Heart Attack?

• Cleveland Clinic: How is a heart attack treated?
• HealthWise (via WebMD): Heart Attack and Unstable Angina - Treatment Overview
• CardiologyChannel: Heart Attack Treatment
• American Heart Association: Recovering from a Heart Attack
• Mayo Clinic: Heart Attack Treatment

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Heart Attack?

• WrongDiagnosis: Prognosis of Heart attack
• Merck: Heart Attack Prognosis
• HealthCentral: Heart Attack Prognisis
• Wikipedia: Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Prognosis

How Do You Prevent Heart Attack?

• American Heart Association: Preventing a Heart Attack
• Healthwise (via WebMD): Heart Attack and Unstable Angina - Prevention
• Mayo Clinic: Heart Attack Prevention
• NHLBI: Reducing Heart Attack Risk
• WrongDiagnosis: Prevention of Heart attack

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Heart Attack

• Gigaom: A Heart-to-Heart with GigaOM Readers
• Kate's Coven: Walking Tall
• Attack of the Heart: Elephant Heart In The Room
• Hugs Heal: Hugs Heal Story 3 - submitted by a friend of Hugs Heal
• The Pirate of Duck Pond Island: Thursday
• EmpowHer: Egreene's Blog

Foundations and Support Groups on Heart Attack

• Daily Strength: Heart Attack Support Group
• HealthWise (via PeaceHealth): Heart Helpline Support Groups

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Heart Attack

• eHealthForum: Heart Disease and Heart Attack Forum
• MedHelp: Welcome to the Heart Disease Forum
• American Heart Association: Forum: Heart Attack
• CardiologyChannel: Heart Attack Forum

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Heart Attack

• JAMA: Heart Attack Articles
• PubMedCentral: Heart Attack Articles
• Google Scholar: Heart Attack Articles

Clinical Trials on Heart Attack

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Attack Clinical Trials
• CenterWatch: Heart Attack Clinical Trials

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