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>> [Background music] Welcome back to project Health Live sponsored by Penn State Hershey
Heart and Vascular Institute. Now with me I have Denise Rhodes [assumed spelling]. Thanks
for joining me.
>> Thank you.
>> I wanted to know specifically what is a heart attack.
>> A heart attack is something that actually happens here in the United States about every
34 seconds, to someone, which is pretty amazing. A heart attack is a sudden loss of blood flow
and oxygenation to the heart [telephone ringing] muscle itself. That heart muscle all the while
is supposed to be pumping out blood flow to our body.
>> I bet that affects a lot of things. Can you tell us some symptoms?
>> We do get symptoms. Some of the symptoms that occur can be chest pain, pressure, fullness,
lightheadedness, dizziness, shortness of breath, cold sweats and other symptoms sometimes that
we don't even think about.
>> That's a lot to look for. May...