Carmen W. Landrau, MD
Board Certified Cardiologist
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How to
Recognize a Heart Attack
A heart attack happens when your heart cannot get enough oxygen because the blood flow is abruptly disrupted. The heart muscle cannot pump properly, and tissue rapidly begins to die. About 735,000 Americans have a heart ...
How to
Survive a Heart Attack
Each year over 700,000 people suffer heart attacks in the United States; of these people, around 120,000 die. Heart attacks and other forms of heart disease are the leading cause of death among Americans and, indeed, th...
