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2. Myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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   Myocardial infarction; Other names: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart attack: A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, causing catastrophic thrombus formation, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream to the heart muscle.

3. After heart attack, Fort Worth police officer urges others to ...

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   The heart attack was the result of a blockage in the heart’s biggest artery — the left anterior descending arterty — that prevented blood from getting to the heart muscle’s blood supply ...

4. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   Reperfusion therapy is a medical treatment to restore blood flow, either through or around, blocked arteries, typically after a heart attack (myocardial infarction (MI)). Reperfusion therapy includes drugs and surgery. The drugs are thrombolytics and fibrinolytics used in a process called thrombolysis.

5. Cardiac arrest - Wikipedia

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   In 2021, the American Heart Association clarified that "heart attack" is often mistakenly used to describe cardiac arrest. While a heart attack refers to death of heart muscle tissue as a result of blood supply loss, cardiac arrest is caused when the heart's electrical system malfunctions. Furthermore, the American Heart Association explains ...

6. In the moments after my heart attack, I felt no fear. I was ...

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   But, of course, I was the last of a family of 11 siblings, many of whom died young of heart disease. That old nemesis — genetics — came calling with a vengeance. As I gasped for breath, I ...

7. Pain after a heart attack linked with higher risk of death ...

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   At two months after their heart attack, 65% reported some pain. That number had fallen at about a year, when about 45% of the patients reported moderate or extreme pain.

8. Return of spontaneous circulation - Wikipedia

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   Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is the resumption of a sustained heart rhythm that perfuses the body after cardiac arrest. It is commonly associated with significant respiratory effort. Signs of return of spontaneous circulation include breathing, coughing, or movement and a palpable pulse or a measurable blood pressure.

9. Darryl Strawberry resting comfortably after heart attack ...

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   The Mets will retire Strawberry’s No. 18 on June 1, after retiring Dwight Gooden’s No. 16 on April 14. The pair led the team to the 1986 World Series title. The pair led the team to the 1986 ...