Yes, yes, yes, and yes if the pacemaker is shielded. If it is 10 years or older, you should consult your physician or pacemaker manufacturer.

In many ways, the causes of either can be similar. They both share identical risk factors including high blood pressure, excess cholesterol, and diabetes. Heart attack is also very serious, can be caused by blockage of blood vessels, but does not usually cause long term paralysis like stroke. It does significantly alter one's lifestyle a great deal, but not in visible ways. Both require a renewed lifestyle, exercise and therapy.

We are not sure but a customer reported that Medtronics, a company that manufactures defibulators, said it was not affected. (Richard Dawson) For a pacemaker we don't know.

The FDA originally approved Vioxx in May 1999. The original safety database included approximately 5000 patients on Vioxx and did not show an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. A later study, VIGOR (VIOXX GI Outcomes Research), was primarily designed to look at the effects of Vioxx on side effects such as stomach ulcers and bleeding and was submitted to the FDA in June 2000.

In clinical studies, ACTOS did not increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke. The ACTOS product information includes FDA-reviewed data from a study of more than 5,000 high-risk patients with a history of macrovascular disease (ie, recent heart attack, stroke, bypass surgery, etc). In this study, there was no difference in the number of macrovascular events (such as heart attacks or strokes) between patients taking ACTOS and those not taking ACTOS. ACTOS is not for everyone.

Those who took aspirin as a preventative, had a 44% reduction in the incidence of a heart attack and a 42% reduction in the incidence of stroke.

No. This is one of the most commonly asked questions. Even though during a panic attack you may feel as if you are going to have a heart attack or stroke, statistics show that no one has ever died from a panic attack.

Often, it is not easy to tell. But there are symptoms people may have.

episode of angina is NOT a heart attack. However, people with angina report having a hard time telling the difference between angina symptoms and heart attack symptoms. Angina is a recurring pain or discomfort in the chest that happens when some part of the heart does not receive enough blood temporarily. A person may notice it during exertion (such as in climbing stairs). It is usually relieved within a few minutes by resting or by taking prescribed angina medicine.

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A heart attack is an event that results in permanent heart damage or death. It is also known as a myocardial infarction, because part of the heart muscle (myocardium) may literally die (infarction). A heart attack occurs when one of the coronary arteries becomes severely or totally blocked, usually by a blood clot. When the heart muscle does not obtain the oxygen-rich blood that it needs, it will begin to die.

Yes, you can still have a heart attack. An ICD does not prevent a myocardial infarction, which is a blocked artery causing heart muscle tissue to die. Things like exercise, improved diet, reduced stress, and other lifestyle changes suggested in a cardiac rehab program will reduce chances for a heart attack. The ICD implant will save your life 99% of the time if you have a potentially lethal episode of arrhythmia. (According to current statistics.

I'm a 45-year-old woman and 30 lbs. overweight. If I were to make one change in my health behaviors, what do you suggest that I do or not do? I do not smoke. What is the relation of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)? The newspapers suggest that one is at higher risk of having a heart attack if one takes HRT.

The signs of a heart attack usually occur at the time of the event and usually involve chest pain (also squeezing, pressure, burning, or heaviness). There can also be radiation of the pain to the left arm, throat or jaw, shortness of breath, dizziness, sweating, nausea, and fainting. Unfortunately sudden death due to cardiac arrest can also be the first symptom. There are also "silent heart attacks" where there are no symptoms but the heart attack is discovered on a routine EKG.

Emergency medical personnel-also called EMS, for emergency medical services-bring medical care to you. For example, they bring oxygen and medications. And they can actually restart someone’s heart if it stops after they arrive. Your wife/husband/friend/coworker can’t do that, or help you at all if they are driving. In the ambulance, there are enough people to give you the help you need and get you to the hospital right away.