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==|| HOME || CAUSE || EFFECTS || TREATMENT || PREVENTION || CHOICE || NOTES || MLA ||== = = = = =WHAT CAUSES HEART ATTACKS? =

**"A heart attack is the //result// of certain kinds of heart disease, such as CAD, coronary artery disease"**

 * Fat deposits
 * sudden exertions/ strenuous exercise (for someone who isn't usually physically active)
 * extreme emotional stress
 * tobacco smoke (smoking cigarettes)
 * stimulant drugs (cocaine/amphetamines)
 * exposure to extreme colds
 * heart diseases CAUSE heart attacks
 * coronary artery is sudden blocked by blood clots (plaques), when they break open
 * a coronary thrombosis ---> without oxygen rich blood, starved heart cells begin to die --> fibers of the damaged heart cells begin to die

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QUIZ QUESTION: WHAT ARE SOME CAUSES OF HEART ATTACKS?