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What happens during a heart attack?
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The heart, like the garden example, can experience prolonged "starvation" or angina before the affected muscle is irreversibly damaged and turns into scar tissue.
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The damaged muscle turns sluggish and stiff, decreasing the ability of the heart to pump blood to the body.
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