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Myocardial Infarction Definition
Common names:
  • Acute MI
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • AMI
  • Coronary Artery Occlusion
  • Coronary Infarction
  • Coronary Thrombosis
  • Heart Attack
  • MI
  • Myocardial Infarction
A person with a myocardial infarction has damage to the heart muscle caused by a lack of oxygen. The lack of oxygen is caused by a sudden blockage in an artery that supplies blood to the heart muscle. VideosImages

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US.

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Last Updated: Sep 22, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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