Heart Attack Care

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Cardiology

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If you, or someone you know believes to be suffering from a heart attack, act immediately and call 911, or your local emergency number.

NewYork-Presbyterian is dedicated to providing our patients with the best heart care treatment available. As an Accredited Chest Pain Center we use the newest paradigms and best practices in heart care to ensure that our patients receive:

The right care at the right time to minimize or eliminate heart damage due to heart attack.
Timely and accurate diagnoses to reduce the disruption to your life and get you back home as soon as possible.
Help and communication to better understand how to respond to your heart emergencies.
Improved quality of life after a heart episode.

What is a Heart Attack?

A heart attack, or myocardial infarction, occurs when one or more regions of the heart muscle experience a severe or prolonged lack of oxygen caused by blocked blood flow to the heart muscle. If the blood and oxygen supply is cut off severely or for a long period of time, muscle cells of the heart suffer damage and die. The result is dysfunction of the muscle of the heart in the area affected by the lack of oxygen.