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       # Heart Attack
       
       ## What is heart attack?
       
       Both men and women have heart attacks.  Heart attack happens when
       blood flow to the heart is blocked for a long enough time that part
       of the heart muscle begins to die.  This is usually caused by heart
       disease.
       
 (HTM) heart disease
       
       ## Signs
       
 (IMG) Heart attack
       
       * Pressure, squeezing, tightness, burning, pain, or a full feeling
         in the chest
       * The pain may spread to the neck, shoulder, arms, teeth, or jaw
       * The pain usually comes on gradually, but sometimes can be sudden
         and intense
       * Shortness of breath
       * Sweating
       * Nausea
       * Feeling lightheaded
       
       Chest pain is the most common sign for both men and women, but women
       more often do not feel chest pain.  Instead they feel shortness of
       breath, tiredness, nausea, vomiting, or back or jaw pain.
       
       ## Treatment
       
       Give 1 tablet of aspirin right away (300 to 325 mg).  Ask the person
       to chew it up and swallow it with water.  Even if you are not sure
       the person is having a heart attack, aspirin will do no harm.
       
       If you have it, give nitroglycerin dissolved under the tongue.
       Morphine helps with the pain and fear.  Reassure the person and get
       help.
       
 (DIR) medicine for heart attacks
 (DIR) medicine for pain
       
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