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What Causes A Heart Attack?

What,causes for Heart Attack?
Tue, 15 Dec 2009
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The most common is arterial blockage due to a clot, stopping the flow of blood to the heart. Also your heart can have a erratic beating in which blood can not flow to the heart muscle and arterial collapse, again shutting off blood to the heart.
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What Causes A Heart Attack?

The most common is arterial blockage due to a clot, stopping the flow of blood to the heart. Also your heart can have a erratic beating in which blood can not flow to the heart muscle and arterial collapse, again shutting off blood to the heart.