Heart attack facts

Here are some of the facts related to heart attack.

• More than 12.5 millions of estimated 32 million heart attacks worldwide are fatal.
• 14 millions of Americans have a history of heart attack
• About 50% of the deaths occur within one hour of a heart attack - outside a hospital
• Sudden death is more common among women with heart attack
• 52 people in USA die due to heart attack every minute. That makes 4,59,840 heart attack deaths in a year in USA
• 50% of the people with heart attack wait for more than 2 hours before getting any help
• 39% of women die within one year after a heart attack compared to 25% of men
• The risk of another heart attack after first stroke is estimated to be 35% in women and 18% in men.
• Women take 2 to 4 hours longer than men to respond to symptoms of heart attack. 
• Chewing an un coated Aspirin right away, at the first sign of chest discomfort can reduce the amount of damage to the heart muscle during a heart attack.
• Eating fish once in a week can reduce the chances of a heart attack by 52%
• Heart attack risk can be reduced by changing the life styles - e.g  quitting smoking, obesity, reduce alcohol intake, reduce stress, and increase physical activity.
• High blood pressure is called as "silent killer".  High blood pressure can lead to heart stroke, heart attack and heart failure and kidney failure.
• Watching the world cup increases the risk of heart attack.
• South Asians are prone to heart attacks at a much younger age compared to other people
• Studies indicate that most common time for a heart attack to occur is Monday morning. Saturday morning ranks the next.