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Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction Or heart attack. Occurs when one of more regions of the heart muscle experience a severe or prolonged decrease in oxygen supply caused by a blocked blood flow to the heart muscle.
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Heart
The hollow, muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the circulatory system.
Muscle
Tissue made up of bundles of long, slender cells that contract when stimulated.
Oxygen
A chemical element essential for sustaining life.
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
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Myocardial Biopsy (Cardiac biopsy)
An invasive procedure that involves using a bioptome (a small catheter with a grasping device on the end) to obtain a small piece of heart muscle tissue that is sent to a laboratory for analysis.
Myocardial infarction (Heart attack)
A sudden obstruction of blood flow through a coronary artery that results in the death of heart tissue. The immediate cause of a myocardial infarction is usually a thrombus that forms near the site of ruptured plaque.
Myocardial ischemia
Insufficient blood flow to part of the heart.
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle.
Myocardium
The muscle wall of the heart.
Myoclonus
Jerking, involuntary movements of the arms and legs. May occur normally during sleep.
Myocrisin
Intramuscular gold preparation (Sodium aurothiomalate).
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Myocardial ischemia
Insufficient blood flow to part of the heart.
Myocardium
The muscle wall of the heart.
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