The number of people who suffer from heart disease is constantly on the rise. Many die due to heart attacks and doctors tirelessly tell you about the classic symptoms of the condition. But do you know what exactly happens inside your body and to your heart during a heart attack? Well, here is a look at a heart attack from your body’s perspective. 1. Most heart attacks happen because of a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the muscles of the heart.
This blockage happens because of plaque (a sticky substance that is made of fats, cholesterol and white blood cells) build up on the arterial walls of the heart. 2. When this plaque gets disturbed it breaks up into a number of tiny pieces that then go and lodge themselves in various places. 3. Thinking that there is a threat to your blood vessel, your red blood cells and white blood cells go an attach themselves to the plaque (just like…
