They are both blockages in the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the tissues, that ultimately cause irreversible damage to either the heart or brain.
A heart attack is an attack directed at the heart. A stroke is blockage that occurs in a blood vessel in the brain.
There is very little difference.
Heart attacks happen when blood vessels supplying...
It would be much more accurate to observe that a stroke is similar to a heart attack, rather than to say that these are the same thing. Both are caused by an interruption in the blood supply to a...
Yes. Because the arteries in the heart are cloggedA stroke is a disruption of the blood supply to the brain can cause part of the brain not to function. A heart attack is an interruption of the blood...
I would say a heart attack is worse because it targets the heart, the second most important thing needed for life. There are some cases that people actually survive stokes. But i am not sure about...