Diseases

Myocardial Infarction

NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).

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Abstract

NECROSIS of the MYOCARDIUM caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (CORONARY CIRCULATION).

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Cardiovascular Stroke
  • Heart Attack
  • Myocardial Infarct
  • Cardiovascular Strokes
  • Heart Attacks
  • Infarct, Myocardial
  • Infarction, Myocardial
  • Infarctions, Myocardial
  • Infarcts, Myocardial
  • Myocardial Infarctions
  • Myocardial Infarcts
  • Stroke, Cardiovascular
  • Strokes, Cardiovascular

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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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Indexing Annotation

do not coordinate with ACUTE DISEASE for "acute infarct"

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History Note

79; was MYOCARDIAL INFARCT 1963-78

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NLM Classification

WG 310

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myocardial Infarction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009203. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009203
  2. Myocardial Infarction. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocardial_infarction
  3. Myocardial Infarction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12152