GenevaIL woman's experience is a great example of how quick action can save lives after a heartattack. NorthwesternMed
Geneva resident Sue Burton was walking her dog in December when she began to feel a little flushed and dizzy. After her vision began blurring, she sat down in a neighbor's lawn.
"I eat healthy and am very active, so the furthest thing in my mind was that it had something to do with my heart. I just thought I was a little dizzy," Burton said."If I hadn't sat down in the grass, but managed to get home, I probably wouldn't have put two and two together and wouldn't have called 911."
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According to the release, a STEMI occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes partially or completely blocked. STEMI patients require immediate reperfusion therapy to restore blood flow, or the heart muscle begins to die. That may include thrombolytic drugs, angioplasty or immediate coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
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