Watch how coronary artery disease develops, leading to potential artery blockage and myocardial infarction, or heart attack.
Learn about the various methods and medications commonly used to treat coronary artery disease.
Your heart is responsible for pumping a constant supply of oxygen-rich blood to your organs and tissues. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to your heart muscle is disrupted or stopped, usually because of heart disease.
A stent is a tiny wire mesh tube that keeps a coronary artery open to increase blood flow to the heart. This reduces the chance of a heart attack. © AHA
Being discharged from the hospital after having a heart attack is a great step in your recovery. This program will help you to understand what the next steps are and by following your discharge instructions you are doing all you can to help heal.
