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Causes of Heart attack

The cause of an MI is the blockage caused by a clot (thrombosis) from a plaque of arteriosclerosis. This disease in turn has a number of risk factors, all of which ultimately increase the risk of an MI:

• Being male
• Smoking cigarettes
• Being overweight
• Having abnormally high blood pressure
• Having a high blood cholesterol level
• A diet high in saturated fats (animal fats)
• Diabetes
• A family history of heart disease
• Lack of regular exercise
• Severe sudden stress causing a fast heart rate, usually in someone who already has coronary artery disease. Such disease often shows no symptoms until an MI happens.

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