Myocardial infarction (Property)

Myocardial infarction

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Definition

Gross necrosis of the myocardium as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area; it is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, upon which coronary thrombosis is usually superimposed.

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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders

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