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of or relating to the myocardium
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| myocardial infarction |
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
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| myocardial infarction |
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a serious, sudden heart condition usually characterized by varying degrees of chest pain or discomfort, weakness, sweating, nausea, and vomiting, sometimes causing loss of consciousness. It occurs when a part of the heart muscle dies because of sudden total interruption of blood flow to that area. ...
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| myocardial infarction |
the death of an area of heart muscle as a result of being deprived of its blood supply; characterized by severe pain in the chest; commonly called a heart attack
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| myocardial infarction |
Commonly known as a "heart attack", a myocardial infarction refers to changes that occur in the heart muscle due to an interruption in its blood supply. An MI is often the result of a clot that lodges in a coronary artery, resulting in deprivation of oxygen to a portion of the heart muscle (ischemia), and ultimately the death (necrosis) of a portion of the heart muscle, if the oxygen supply is not restored within a few minutes.
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