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myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction (MI) (my-oh-kar-di-ăl) n. death of a segment of heart muscle, which follows interruption of its blood supply (see coronary thrombosis). The patient experiences a ‘heart attack’: sudden severe chest pain, which may spread to the arms and throat. The main danger is that of ventricular fibrillation, which accounts for most of the fatalities. Other complications include heart failure, rupture of the heart, phlebothrombosis, pulmonary embolism, pericarditis, shock, mitral regurgitation, and perforation of the septum between the ventricles.
www.bhf.org.uk/living_with_heart_conditions/understanding_your_condition/types_of_heart_conditions/heart_attack.aspx Details of MI from the British Heart Foundation |
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"myocardial infarction." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "myocardial infarction." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-myocardialinfarction.html "myocardial infarction." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-myocardialinfarction.html |
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myocardial infarction
my·o·car·di·al in·farc·tion • n. another term for heart attack. |
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"myocardial infarction." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "myocardial infarction." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-myocardialinfarction.html "myocardial infarction." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-myocardialinfarction.html |
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myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction see under infarction . |
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"myocardial infarction." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "myocardial infarction." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-myocard.html "myocardial infarction." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-myocard.html |
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