Myocardial infarction is a technical term used to describe an
irreversible injury to heart muscle. It is normally used as a
synonym for a heart attack and will be so used in this essay.
Myocardial infarction is normally related to progressive
atherosclerosis (blockage of the arteries.) Essentially the heart is
slowly starved of oxygen and stops functioning properly causing
irreparable damage and even death.
It is no surprise that much of the developed world suffers from
heart disease because of diet and other lifestyle habits. In the
United States heart disease remains the number one killer among
adults and demonstrates similar statistics in many other modern
countries. The surprise comes in knowing that the majority of heart
disease is avoidable yet educated people continue to ignore the
dangers and promote lifestyles conducive to cardiac damage. Though
many factors contribute to heart disease the current essay will
focus on one, in two parts. First we will consider the relation of
fish consumption and myocardial infarction. Secondly we will
consider the effects of dietary supplementation with omega-3 and
vitamin E for those who had previously survived a heart attack
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