Certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Zachary Lutsky is a graduate of the Chicago Medical School and the attending physician in the emergency department of the Santa Clara Valley Medical. He was a former emergency physician at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and was part of the Center for Humane and Ethical Care committee. With nearly two decades of emergency medicine experience, Dr. Zachary Lutsky treats various medical conditions as wells as manages heart attacks and strokes.

To prevent heart attacks and strokes, it is imperative first to recognize their causes. The blockage to the brain or the heart, which causes strokes and heart attacks, can result from fatty deposits built up inside the blood vessels' walls responsible for supplying the heart and brain with oxygen and nutrients. The leading causes of fat build-up in blood vessels include unhealthy diets, smoking, and the absence of physical activities.

The primary heart attack signs are shortness of breath, feeling light-headed, vomiting, becoming pale, and breaking out in cold sweat. Simultaneously, the symptoms for a major stroke include numbness on some parts of the body, difficulty seeing with either eye, difficulty speaking, and loss of balance.

Leading a healthy lifestyle by managing cholesterol and blood pressure, avoiding excessive drinking and smoking, controlling blood sugar levels, and engaging in physical activities prevents heart attacks and strokes effectively.