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Myocardial infarction is the medical term for the condition commonly called a heart attack. It is often abbreviated "MI."
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What is the medical abbreviation meaning heart attack?
MI (myocardial infarction) Acute Myocardial Infarction, or AMI.
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.
What is a heart attack known as?
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).
What is cardiac infarction?
Cardiac infarction, usually called myocardial infarction, is the medical term meaning heart attack. It is heart damage caused by lack of blood flow to the heart muscle.
The medical term myocardial infarction is best defined as?
Your Answer: Heart Attack; Death Of Heart Muscle
What is the condition called when a heart artery is clogged and the heart muscle dies?
Myocardial infarction (heart attack, colloquially speaking).
What are other words for heart attack?
Myocardial infarction is the medical term for heart attack. There is death of part of heart muscle in that condition.
What is inferior lateral myocardial infarction?
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.
Why are you extremely thirsty after myocardial infarction?
After an attack (myocardial infarction), the patient is in shock. This causes a fluid shift, thus making the patient thirsty.
How do you use the medical term myocardial in a sentence?
"Aerobic exercise is good for one's cardiovascular system."
What is the scientific name for a heart attack?
Myocardial infarction (often abbreviated MI) is the medical terminology for heart attack. An MI occurs when a blood clot reaches cardiac tissue resulting in death of the affected area. Normally tests for such a condition would include blood tests (e.g. troponin T) and ECG. Occaisionally an echocardiogram might be ordered to establish an ejection fraction.Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is commonly known as a heart attack.Cardiac ArrestYou can call it a 'myocardial infarction' if you want. I'd stick with 'heart attack' because people don't say "huh?".It can also be known as either of the following: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI for short) Or Myocardial infarction (or MI for short).
