Diseases

Infarction

Formation of an infarct, which is NECROSIS in tissue due to local ISCHEMIA resulting from obstruction of BLOOD CIRCULATION, most commonly by a THROMBUS or EMBOLUS.

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Abstract

Formation of an infarct, which is NECROSIS in tissue due to local ISCHEMIA resulting from obstruction of BLOOD CIRCULATION, most commonly by a THROMBUS or EMBOLUS.

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3 entry terms
  • Infarct
  • Infarctions
  • Infarcts

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate IM with organ /blood supply (IM): Manual 23.14.2

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  1. C23.550.513w.355w
  2. C23.550.717w.489w

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QZ 170

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Infarction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007238. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007238
  2. Infarction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infarction
  3. Infarction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207550