About the book: 2015 / Heinrich Heine said: “The crack of the world passes through the heart of a poet.” Life shows that the turbulent events of the century hurt the hearts of not only poets. If in past centuries diseases of the heart vessels were rare medical cases, now in industrialized countries the first place among all causes of death is occupied by cardiovascular diseases, with 50% of deaths associated with atherosclerosis of the heart vessels and pathological changes in the heart muscle. In this book we will talk about myocardial infarction - about the risk factors for heart attack and the causes of its development, about symptoms and complications, about diagnosis and modern treatment methods, as well as about what each of us should do to avoid coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction, and topics extend your life the most.