How your heart works: two pumps, one spark, and what a heart attack really is
What happens in a heart attack, minute by minute
A heart attack can start from a plaque that looked harmless the day before. What happens inside the artery in the next minutes, and to the muscle behind it in the next hours?
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After the last song, Miva's uncle feels a heavy pain in his chest. Rono calls for an ambulance.
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Inside one artery of his heart, the cover of a plaque has cracked. For the first time, the blood touches what was hidden inside. What does the blood do now?
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