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What Causes A Dark Area At The Bottom Of The Heart?
My sister was told she had experieced a heart attack and they see a shadow or dark area in bottom area of heart (something to do with widow's vein) and she will be going thru catherization in 2 days. She is 63 and weighs about 200 (recently loss 45lbs after gall bladder surgery and liver biopsy)and just wondering about what causes this and what they do about it. She had no idea when she must have had this heart attack. Heaviness in chest at different points was all the symptoms she had. Also wondering family hx as I am 57 and have high BP and cholesterol and 180 lbs. but I am being followed by cardiologist.
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
Hi heartattacks might be familial or mightn't be familial.heart attacks occur due to many reasons out thousand reasons there will be three main causes artherosclerosis,hypertension and diabetes,there will be certain riskfactors which can be modified such as smoking,alchol,obesity,dietary habits the best way to stop heart attacks is to do regular exercises 5 days a week,smoking and alchol cessation a,diet modifications
the most important thing to do is to have a regular physician or cardiologist follow up and dose adjustments of your regular medications.....
the most important thing to do is to have a regular physician or cardiologist follow up and dose adjustments of your regular medications.....
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