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At ¸Û°Äͼ¿â, our heart specialists quickly diagnose and treat all types of heart attacks. Whether it's major or minor, a heart attack requires careful, expert care.
Heart attacks occur when blood vessels that lead to your heart (coronary arteries) become blocked. The blockages prevent your heart from receiving oxygen. Over time, blockages happen because of plaque buildup (atherosclerosis).
You might experience two types of heart attacks:
- ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): This type of heart attack happens if you have a completely blocked artery that stops blood flow to a large portion of your heart. Some of your heart muscle tissue can die.
- Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI): With this type of heart attack, you have a partially blocked artery, and your blood flow decreases to your heart.