Threat Associated with Heart Attack Canada Report 2022

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Threat associated with heart attack
Risk involved in heart attack and prevention
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The primary reason for the stoppage of blood streaming in to the cardiovascular
muscle is associated with the blockage of the artery either by a blood clot or due to the
deposition of cholesterol in the arteries. In Canada, approximately 20 % of all death occurs due
to heart diseases. The number of deaths due to a heart attack is more in the case of women than
men. A preventive measure that could be taken for the prevention against a heart attack is
regular exercise, good eating habit, quit smoking and proper sleep cycle.

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Introduction
A heart attack is initiated by stoppage of blood streaming in the cardiovascular muscle,
which results in the death of some part of the muscle. The primary reason for the stoppage of
blood streaming to the cardiovascular muscle is associated with the blockage of the artery either
by a blood clot or due to the deposition of cholesterol in the arteries. The primary reason for the
occurrence of heart attack is coronary artery diseases. The physiological progression that might
lead to heart attack includes deposition of plaque in the inner area of the coronary artery, which
eventually leads to the blood clot that leads to blockage of oxygenated blood supply to the
muscle resulting in the lack of oxygen in the muscle which further result into loss of function of
heart muscle (Flink, Sciacca, Bier, Rodriguez, & Giardina, 2013). The present report provides a
brief overview of the diseases and steps that could be taken for the prevention of diseases.
Heart attack an age and gender perspective
In the context of Canada, approximately 20 % of all death occurs due to heart diseases.
The report published by (Government of Canada , 2018) indicated approximately 2.4 million
Canadian were suffering from ischemic heart disease (IHD). The age demographic is highly
spread from 20 years and above, moreover, out the total reported 578,000 was suffering from a
heart attack. There are reports in the literature which, indicated that heart attack generally
manifests at the age of 65 for men and 72 for women, however, the number of death due to heart
attack is higher among the women in comparison to men since 1984. In the context of women,
the occurrence of heart diseases is more in women after menopause.
Controllable factor
Some of the major controllable factors that could reduce the possibilities of heart
diseases are smoking, unhealthy food habits, high blood pressure (HBP) , absence or minimal

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physical activity and overweight or obesity. Out of the aforementioned habits smoking and
unhealthy food habit primarily the factor that is applied to me and should be avoided for a
healthy life. The risk of occurrence or suffering from heart ailment such as heart attack is higher
in the case of smokers than in comparison to the non –smoker. The control of cholesterol intake
determines the condition of arteries, the plaque formation is directly proportional to the
concentration of low-density lipid (LDL) in food.
Uncontrollable risk factor
The things that are uncontrollable, but pose the risk of heart attack are age, gender,
family history and race of the person. Out of the aforementioned factor age and family history is
one the major factor that is uncontrollable. The progression of age results in many health
ailments, a heart attack is one of them, which is generally associated with the weakening of heart
muscle. The family background is mostly related to a genetic disorder such as high blood
cholesterol and coronary artery diseases which leads to a heart attack if not taken care of
properly. The aforementioned factor is not applied to me as there is no family history of heart
diseases also age is also not an issue for me in the general context.
The preventive measure that could be applied
A heart attack is a disorder that could occur either due to bad habits in terms of
addiction, unhealthy food filled with a high concentration of LDL also known as bad cholesterol
and lack if HDL in the diet was also known as good cholesterol. The preventive measure that a
person could an aging person could take is regular exercise and eating healthy food with the
consultation of a physician and dietician. The preventive measure that a person who is at the risk
of a heart attack due to some genetic disorder running in the family should be based on the
knowledge of the disease, and based on the conditions and advice of medical professionals any