Condition
Heart Attack
Damage to heart muscle that happens when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked. It is a medical emergency.
Also called: myocardial infarction, mi, cardiac event
Who Can Help with Heart Attack?
- Cardiologists
A physician who diagnoses and treats heart and blood vessel conditions such as heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure and irregular heartbeat.
- Emergency Medicine Doctors
A physician who treats sudden illness and injury in a hospital emergency department.
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons
A surgeon who operates on the heart, lungs, esophagus and other organs in the chest.
- Critical Care Doctors
A physician who treats critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Hospitals
A facility that admits patients for overnight care and provides emergency, surgical and other medical services.
Where Practices List Heart Attack
Cities where practice websites say they offer it.
- Aurora, IL (139)
- Watertown, WI (93)
- Honolulu, HI (88)
- Pittsburgh, PA (84)
- Coral Gables, FL (83)
- Trenton, NJ (60)
- New York, NY (42)
- Greenwood, SC (41)
- Houston, TX (36)
- Los Angeles, CA (16)
- New Braunfels, TX (12)
- Mesquite, TX (7)
- Plano, TX (6)
- Saint Louis, MO (4)
Related
General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about heart attack and what is right for you.