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Myocardial Infarction

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Definition: NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).  do not coordinate with ACUTE DISEASE for "acute infarct"   
See Also Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction
Examples Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction; Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction; Myocardial Stunning; Shock, Cardiogenic 		Other names Myocardial Infarcts; Myocardial Infarctions; Infarcts, Myocardial; Infarctions, Myocardial; Infarction, Myocardial; Infarct, Myocardial; Myocardial Infarct
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
AMI-mixture  0   *Drugs, Chinese Herbal Myocardial Infarction/drug therapy. Planta Med 1983;48(1):63

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