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; | ;Myocardial infarction | ||
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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. | ||
; | ;weighing 675 grams | ||
;The heart weighed 530 grams | ;The heart weighed 530 grams | ||
;The patient's heart weighed 410 grams | ;The patient's heart weighed 410 grams | ||
:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 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. | :Atherosclerosis is the deposition of lipid into the intima of arteries, resulting in narrowing of the vessel lumen. | ||