Heart attack

Jared Murphy, heart attack, cardiac arrest, widowmaker, hennepin ems, occlusion myocardial infarction

Not alien to hard work – heart attack, cardiac arrest no match for patient

Designer Jared Murphy was visiting a home where he had been working on a project when he suddenly wasn’t feeling well.

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older woman shoveling heavy snow, shoveling snow, heart attack triggers, stressful work for heart, protect your heart, snow shoveling may trigger heart attack

Shoveling snow can trigger a heart attack

The work of lifting and throwing snow, particularly heavy and wet snow, can put significant stress on the heart.

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provider with john and his wife in front of xray, young healthy and at risk for a heart attack, vomited several times, burning lungs, heart hurt, 90 percent blockage of left anterior descending artery, michael konstantinides, tombstoning, cardiac rehab program

Young, healthy – and at risk for a heart attack?

John Grudnowski is a 44-year-old marketing executive who works out 3-4 times a week. He had no apparent risk factors for a heart attack.

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heart attack survivor ricky price, tbi and heart attack survivor, symptoms of a heart attack, broken heart, rehabilitation, ricky price, car crash, traumatic brain injury

TBI and heart attack survivor: “I’m blessed”

When Ricky Price was asked to build a giant heart for a music video, he never knew that later his own heart would require reconstruction.

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patient looking out the window at hennepin healthcare, two heart attacks, two different types of pain, heart care for women, coronary heart disease, prevent heart disease

Two heart attacks – two different types of pain

Pain from a heart attack can take on different forms for women and subtle differences could make a difference for patients.

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paramedics in front of hennepin healthcare ambulance, saving a life saver, cardiac monitors, 12-lead ecg capability, posterior myocardial infarction, cath lab activation, captain black, paramedics, stephanie young, derek smith

Saving a life-saver

Hennepin EMS paramedics respond to a variety of scenes for emergency calls – often the same ones as the Minneapolis Fire Department.

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