Heart attack

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Alternative names
Myocardial infarction; MI; Acute MI

Definition
A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.

See:

Heart attack.

Last revised: December 3, 2007
by Gevorg A. Podosyan, Ph.D.

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