Myocardial infarction
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Myocardial infarction is commonly known as heart attack .
A heart attack is a medical emergency.
It occurs when a portion of the heart is deprived of oxygen due to blockage of a coronary artery.
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"Myocardial Infraction" can simply be defined as the most serious consequence of ischaemic heart disease.
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- Myocardial infraction is popularly referred to as "Heart attack".
- Myocardial infraction can often prove to be fatal.
- Myocardial infraction is abbreviated as "MI".
- Myocardial infraction is often caused due to the sudden decrease in coronary blood supply.
- The portion of cardiac muscles without oxygen supply, dies within a few minutes and is referred to as an "Infract".
- Myocardial Infraction is caused mainly due to the formation of thrombus in the right coronary artery.
- The formation of thrombus is termed as "Thrombosis".
- The treatment of myocardial infraction may involve injections of thrombolytic (Clot dissolving) agent such as "Streptokinase" and "Heparin".
- The clot dissolving agents are also known as "Anticoagulants".
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