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A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. [ 1 ] The most common symptom is retrosternal chest pain or discomfort that classically radiates to the left shoulder, arm, or jaw. [ 1 ]
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a syndrome (a set of signs and symptoms) due to decreased blood flow in the coronary arteries such that part of the heart muscle is unable to function properly or dies. [ 1 ] The most common symptom is centrally located pressure-like chest pain, often radiating to the left shoulder [ 2 ] or angle of the jaw, and ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease (CHD), or ischemic heart disease (IHD), [13] is a type of heart disease involving the reduction of blood flow to the cardiac muscle due to build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries of the heart. [5] [6] [14] It is the most common of the cardiovascular diseases. [15]
cardiology. [edit on Wikidata] Management of acute coronary syndrome is targeted against the effects of reduced blood flow to the affected area of the heart muscle, usually because of a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries, the vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the myocardium. This is achieved with urgent hospitalization and medical ...
Pericarditis refers to inflammation of the thin sac surrounding the heart. The most common symptom is sharp chest pain, which is felt in the middle or left side of the chest or sometimes in the ...
Pain wasn’t uncommon among the heart attack survivors. 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 ...
Of the 932 women in the study, 113 developed composite CVD, 69 developed ischemic heart disease, 44 had heart attacks, and 50 had ischemic strokes. Higher antibody levels associated with lower CVD ...
Pronunciation. / ænˈdʒaɪnə, ˈændʒɪnə / ann-JY-nə, AN-jin-ə[1] Specialty. Cardiology. Complications. Heart attack, unstable angina. Angina, also known as angina pectoris, is chest pain or pressure, usually caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle (myocardium). [2] It is most commonly a symptom of coronary artery disease.