Is a heart attack always deadly?

No,not all heart attacks are deadly ..it would depend on several factors . The site of the Occlusion . read more

Heart attack is a condition where certain part of a heart muscle does not receive blood flow and thus lack oxygen. This is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery (artery that nurtures heart muscle). read more

Decades ago, a heart attack was often deadly, killing up to half of its victims within a few days. With only a vague understanding of the physiological processes underlying heart attacks, doctors couldn't do much but let nature take its course. read more

Some heart attacks result from an 80 to 90 percent artery blockage, while STEMI means the artery is 100 percent blocked. Why STEMI is so deadly “The major reason why patients die from a STEMI or a major heart attack is because of a cardiac arrest,” says Dr. Guthikonda. read more