Ask the Heart Doctor, Part 5

" Elena -- Philadelphia at how does someone who -- buying suddenly die from heart attack. We asked doctor Kevin channel a cardiologist with only hospital."

" your question it's a good one and one that's frequently asked. The majority of heart attacks. Occur in people who do not have a significant -- it's the eighty to 90% blockages. In arteries that cause people the classic chest pain and shortness of breath but the majority of heart attacks occur in people who have blockages. Is it are minimal but those blockages. On the spur of the moment can -- that is to. This date the surface of the blockage can actually care off. And promote blood -- Right there on the spot. That is what causes a heart attack and that's what causes intestinal blockage. Can become a 100%. Blockage. In a matter of moments. This doesn't mean that everybody walking around is at risk for heart attack. It just underscores the importance. But paying attention to -- known risk factors and addressing each one."

" Directly the doctors -- to reduce your risk of heart attack manager. Here it's time try to bring it down. Get regular exercise these late. New and controlled diabetes it. And -- questions about opening supplement. Act it co enzyme Q ten good for the heart. Doctor -- and -- is familiar with recent study co Q ten."

" Co enzyme Q ten as a supplement that's been studied in congestive heart failure. Unfortunately this study were -- negative. Two large randomized studies good quality studies have both shown that there's no long term or short term benefit to supplementation with co enzyme Q ten. Second question can -- Barry. I'm also has been studied and is approved actually in Germany for years. In patients with congestive heart -- This medication fortunately has only been studied in small studies less than a hundred patients and has no long term data however in the short term studies there does seem to be done --"