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:Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery. | :Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery. | ||
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- myocardial infarction
- Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery.
- 410 grams
- A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).
- atherosclerotic narrowing
- Atherosclerosis is the deposition of lipid into the intima of arteries, resulting in narrowing of the vessel lumen.
- thrombus
- A thrombus is a solid mass resulting from the aggregation of blood constituents within the vascular system.