| With the rising cost of medical services, is it any | | | | major medical facility with a heart specialist on |
| wonder that heart attack cost is a big winner for | | | | staff, you are going to get a ride in a plane or |
| those medical services that work in this area. But | | | | helicopter. Figure on an additional $5000-$6000 for |
| guess who the big loser is in this heart attack | | | | this opportunity. |
| cost ball game? You got it... the heart attack | | | | Now we are getting to the real meat of our heart |
| victim. | | | | attack cost. You have already spent about |
| Even with new medical procedures and | | | | $10,000 or so getting to this point. The next heart |
| breakthroughs in the treatment and repair of a | | | | attack cost will make that seem like pocket |
| heart problem, heart attack cost has skyrocketed | | | | change! |
| beyond your wildest dreams. The cost associated | | | | You can figure on about $22,000-$25,000 for |
| with a heart attack is not common knowledge, | | | | your stay in the heart medical center, while they |
| and until you enter the game and get up close | | | | discover your heart problem and try to repair |
| and personal, will you learn this is one game you | | | | your heart damage. And this does not include the |
| should have avoided. | | | | surgeons cost, which can add additional thousands |
| Your first heart attack cost, most likely will be, | | | | to your overall heart attack cost. So now your |
| general ambulance service. Figure on at least | | | | heart attack cost is over $40,000. If everything |
| $800-$1500 or more depending on your location. | | | | goes well and your heart problem can be |
| Your second heart attack cost will be ambulance | | | | corrected by Coronary Angioplasty, you are left |
| medical support, figure on an additional $100+. | | | | with one remaining heart attack cost, the chemical |
| Your third heart attack cost will be emergency | | | | or treadmill stress test. This could add as much as |
| room general services at your local hospital. Figure | | | | $5,000 more to your already growing bill. |
| on at least $750, then professional fees for | | | | Your minimum heart attack cost for this overall |
| emergency room, another $250 or so. Then tack | | | | experience will be about $45,000-$50,000! If the |
| on miscellaneous supplies, $500 for laboratory | | | | Coronary Angioplasty procedure cannot repair |
| tests, about $300 for EKG, plus X-ray drugs etc - | | | | your damage and open heart surgery is needed, |
| for a grand total so far of about $2500 for your | | | | your heart attack cost could more than double. |
| emergency room visit. | | | | By choosing foods with lower fat and cholesterol |
| Your fourth major heart attack cost will most | | | | content, quitting smoking... if you do smoke, |
| likely be your stay in the ICU of your local | | | | keeping your blood pressure under control, and |
| hospital, until they figure out what to do with you. | | | | exercising regularly, you may avoid this dangerous |
| Figure on a day at a cost of about $850. | | | | and costly experience... and eliminate heart attack |
| Now that you have the basic heart attack cost | | | | cost for good. |
| out of the way, unless you live within reach of a | | | | |