Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Attack There are many diseases in the medical world which we cannot begin to understand, but there are also many diseases we do understand. These diseases include many cardiovascular diseases and one of them is a heart attack. The dangers and results of this horrific disease affect the lives of people all around the globe but primarily here at home in America. I am going to discuss the effects this disease has on many Americans each and every day. A myocardial infarction or what’s mostly known as a heart attack happens when a heart muscle doesn’t receive enough blood flow to sustain muscle activity. This occurs when the blood vessel is damaged and platelets clot up the damage to prevent bleeding. Over a long
