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What is medical term for dead myocardial tissue resulting from interrupted blood flow?
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∙ 12y ago
In infarct is an area of dead tissue due to lack of blood flow. Such dead tissue is a myocardial infarct or myocardial infarction when found in the myocardial tissues.
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∙ 9y ago
The medical term for dead myocardial tissue resulting from interrupted blood flow is myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.
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∙ 9y agoAn infarct is dead tissue that no longer receives blood flow. Any vascular area can have an infarct, not just the heart... for example, an infarcted unbilical hernia.
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∙ 12y agoMyocardial infarction
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What happens inside the body of a person when its infected of myocardial infarction?
Myocardial infarction isn't an infection, but another name for a heart attack. The blood supply is interrupted, commonly through a rupture, and some tissue dies because of oxygen starvation.
What is the medical term meaning death of heart muscle tissue?
It is can be called necrocardiomyopathy, cardiac myonecrosis , myocardial infarction, or simply a heart attack.
Are tissues damaged by myocardial infarction replaced by connective tissue?
Myocardial infarction is more commonly known as a heart attack. Yes, tissues damaged by myocardial infarction are replaced by connective tissue.
What are the two types of tissue repair?
Nervous tissue and myocardial tissue
What is Myomalacia?
Melting of myocardial tissue due to autolysis
How can you use Myocardial in a sentence?
This means relating to the muscle tissue of the heart. Here are some sentences.He suffered a myocardial infarction, or heart attack.The disease caused myocardial damage.He has a myocardial infection.
Does dead mycardial tissue get replaced?
Dead myocardial tissue gets replaces by collagenous fibrous tissue, which is non-contractile.
How do you describe myocardial ischemia?
Myocardial ischemia is a coronary artery disease during which the heart tissue is slowly or suddenly starved of oxygen and other nutrients. Eventually, the affected heart tissue will die.
What is the medical term meaning Area of a tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply?
InfarctionAn infarction is an area of tissue death caused by ischemia.it is called an infarct.
What is myocardial biopsy?
Myocardial biopsy is a procedure wherein a small portion of tissue is removed from the heart muscle for testing. This test is also known as endomyocardial biopsy.
What is paroxysmal chest pain that results from ischemic myocardial tissue called?
Angina is a paroxysmal chest pain or pressure sensation associated with transient myocardial infarction.
Disease of the myocardial tissue?
Cardiomyopathy Cardio = heart Myo = muscle Pathy = disease
