Heart attacks cause the death of millions of people per year. In this paper I will talk about the scientific names for heart attacks, the main causes of heart attacks, the symptoms of them, the treatments for them, and the last thing we will talk about is who is at risk for having a heart attack. But, before we can talk about these things we really should determine what heart attack really means.         "Heart Attack (…showed first 75 words of 1275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…stress itself.         While the idea of getting a heart attack is very grim, the idea that one can also take steps to lessen the chance is very rewarding. One final optimistic fact I would like to leave with people is that since the late 60's mortality from heart attacks has been declining. In the back of this paper is a short quiz to test people's knowledge on heart problems. It is followed by the answers.