61. Myocardial Infarction myocardial infarction (MI) is also called a heart attack. A heart attack occurs when an artery leading to the heart becomes totally blocked. http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsConditions/MyocardialInfarctioncc.h

Table of Contents Conditions Myocardial Infarction Also Listed As: Signs and Symptoms What Causes It? What to Expect at Your Provider's Office Treatment Options ... Supporting Research Myocardial infarction (MI) is also called a heart attack. A heart attack occurs when an artery leading to the heart becomes totally blocked. A heart attack is a medical emergency. Seek immediate medical attention if you or someone else is having the symptoms listed below. Signs and Symptoms Difficulty breathing Dizziness, weakness Nausea, vomiting Irregular heartbeat What Causes It? Atherosclerosis, the process of plaque buildup in an artery until it becomes closed, is the most frequent cause of heart attacks. Heart attacks can also result from heart-muscle spasms or hereditary heart problems. The following increase your risk of having a heart attack. Smoking High-fat diet, excess body weight Family history of early MI Diabetes Oral contraceptives Hypertension (high blood pressure) Being male, or a female who has gone through menopause Cocaine or amphetamine abuse What to Expect at Your Provider's Office If you think that you are having a heart attack, call for medical assistance immediately. Treating a heart attack within 90 minutes can save a person's life. In the emergency room, the following three things will happen very quickly to determine if you are having a heart attack.

62. Imaginis - Heart Disease - Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Heart Disease myocardial infarction (Heart Attack), Format for Printing. Main Menu Overview of myocardial infarction (Heart Attack). http://imaginis.com/heart-disease/heartattack.asp

search tips Heart Disease Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Format for Printing Main Menu: Overview of Myocardial Infarction Risk Factors for Myocardial Infarction Warning Signs of Myocardial Infarction Diagnosing Myocardial Infarction ... Monitoring Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Overview of Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Myocardial infarction (heart attack) is a serious result of coronary artery disease . Coronary artery disease occurs from atherosclerosis, when arteries become narrow or hardened due to cholesterol plaque build-up. Further narrowing may occur from thrombi (blood clots) that form on the surfaces of plaques. Myocardial infarction occurs when a coronary artery is so severely blocked that there is a significant reduction or break in the blood supply, causing damage or death to a portion of the myocardium (heart muscle). Depending on the extent of the heart muscle damage, the patient may experience significant disability or die as a result of myocardial infarction. In addition to atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction may result from a temporary contraction or spasm of a coronary artery. When this occurs, the artery narrows and the blood flow from the artery is significantly reduced or stopped. Though the cause of coronary artery spasm is still unknown, the condition can occur in both normal blood vessels and those partially blocked by plaques.

63. UAB Health System | Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) Heart Attack (myocardial infarction). Heart attack statistics It is What is a heart attack (myocardial infarction or MI)? A heart http://www.health.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=15132

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65. Electrocardiogram In Myocardial Infarction Electrocardiogram in myocardial infarction Disadvantages Poor sensitivity for myocardial infarction (4050%) 3-10% of MI patients have initial normal EKG; http://www.fpnotebook.com/CV74.htm

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66. Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute Coronary Syndrome myocardial infarction. Atherosclerotic Heart Disease. See Also Immediate myocardial infarction Management; myocardial infarction. http://www.fpnotebook.com/CV29.htm

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67. InteliHealth: Myocardial Infarction (heart Attack) myocardial infarction (Heart Attack). Health A to Z, Reviewed by the Faculty of Harvard Medical School Heart Attack (myocardial infarction) http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/10397.html

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68. Myocardial Infarction - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia myocardial infarction. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Myocardial consciousness. A myocardial infarction is a medical emergency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocardial_infarction

Myocardial infarction From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Acute Myocardial infarction AMI or MI ), a medical condition commonly known as heart attack , is a serious, sudden heart condition that presents as varying degrees of chest pain , weakness, sweating, nausea and vomiting , sometimes causing loss of consciousness. A myocardial infarction is a medical emergency . The phrase "heart attack" is occasionally used to refer to heart problems other than a myocardial infarction. See below for a discussion. Angiogram The medical term for a heart attack is myocardial infarction , where "myo" refers to muscle, and "cardium" refers to the heart ( myocardium is the heart muscle) and " infarction " means tissue death ( necrosis ) caused by an obstruction of blood flow. Table of contents 1 Causes 2 Diagnosis 3 First aid 4 Field care (for EMTs) ... edit Causes The underlying mechanism of a heart attack is the destruction of heart muscle cells due to a lack of oxygen . If these cells are not supplied with sufficient oxygen by the coronary arteries to meet their metabolic demands, they die by a process called

69. Myocardial Infarction - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia myocardial infarction. (Redirected from Heart attack). myocardial infarction consciousness. A myocardial infarction is a medical emergency. The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_attack

Myocardial infarction From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Heart attack Acute Myocardial infarction AMI or MI ), a medical condition commonly known as heart attack , is a serious, sudden heart condition that presents as varying degrees of chest pain , weakness, sweating, nausea and vomiting , sometimes causing loss of consciousness. A myocardial infarction is a medical emergency . The phrase "heart attack" is occasionally used to refer to heart problems other than a myocardial infarction. See below for a discussion. Angiogram The medical term for a heart attack is myocardial infarction , where "myo" refers to muscle, and "cardium" refers to the heart ( myocardium is the heart muscle) and " infarction " means tissue death ( necrosis ) caused by an obstruction of blood flow. Table of contents 1 Causes 2 Diagnosis 3 First aid 4 Field care (for EMTs) ... edit Causes The underlying mechanism of a heart attack is the destruction of heart muscle cells due to a lack of oxygen . If these cells are not supplied with sufficient oxygen by the coronary arteries to meet their metabolic demands, they die by a process called

70. Circulation -- Subspecialty Collections : Acute Myocardial Infarction Acute myocardial infarction. Citations 110 of 648 total displayed. Most recent content (18 May 2004) Clinical Investigations and http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/collection/acute_myocardial_infarction

Acute myocardial infarction Citations 1-10 of 654 total displayed. Most recent content (1 Jun 2004): Review: Clinical Cardiology: New Frontiers Pharmacoinvasive Therapy: The Future of Treatment for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Elliott M. Antman and Frans Van de Werf Circulation 2004; 109: 2480-2486, doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000128736.57259.48 [Full text] Basic Science Reports Shinya Minatoguchi, Genzou Takemura, Xue-Hai Chen, Ningyuan Wang, Yoshihiro Uno, Masahiko Koda, Masazumi Arai, Yu Misao, Chuanjiang Lu, Koji Suzuki, Kazuko Goto, Ai Komada, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Kenichiro Kosai, Takako Fujiwara, and Hisayoshi Fujiwara Circulation 109: 2572 -2580; published online before print as doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000129770.93985.3E [Abstract] [Full text] Past content (since Jan 1999): Review: Current Perspective Molecular and Cell-Based Therapies for Protection, Rescue, and Repair of Ischemic Myocardium: Reasons for Cautious Optimism Luis G. Melo, Alok S. Pachori, Deling Kong, Massimiliano Gnecchi, Kai Wang, Richard E. Pratt, and Victor J. Dzau Circulation 2004; 109: 2386-2393, doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000128597.37025.00

71. Norcal Mutual - Continuing Medical Education - Failure To Diagnose Myocardial In Delayed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction can have a devastating effect on patient care and physician credibility. According http://www.norcalmutual.com/cme/failure_diagnose_mi.html

CME Course Description Take the course now: NEW USERS AUDITING GUESTS AND RETURNING VISITORS Delayed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction can have a devastating effect on patient care and physician credibility. According to the Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA), since 1985, over $123 million has been paid on behalf of physicians nationwide on claims related to myocardial infarction. NORCAL has responded to this trend by developing this course for physicians. Our goal is to increase the timely diagnosis of myocardial infarction, decrease the number of myocardial infarction claims and, ultimately, save patient lives. Program needs were assessed through a review of the following sources: The Physician Insurers Association of America (PIAA) Acute Myocardial Infarction Study, which revealed the following: 40 to 45 percent of MIs go unrecognized and undiagnosed. Delays in ordering tests, misinterpreting tests and failure to refer patients for appropriate care lead to missed diagnoses of MI. Claims related to acute myocardial infarction are one of the most expensive for physicians and professional liability companies, with an average indemnity of $191,000 per claim.

72. FINAMI - Finnish Myocardial Infarction Register ktl logo, Finnish myocardial infarction Register FINAMI. http://www.ktl.fi/eteo/finami/indexen.html

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73. Your Heart Center -- Myocardial Infarction This booklet discusses heart attack, acute myocardial infarction (AMI, MI) and coronary occlusion which all refer to damage of the heart muscle. http://www.akrongeneral.org/hrtmy.asp

Myocardial Infarction The Heart Center AKRON GENERAL Your Heart and How it Works Words You Will Hear Post MI Care of Your Heart Procedures You May Have ... s? This booklet discusses heart attack, acute myocardial infarction (AMI, MI) and coronary occlusion which all refer to damage of the heart muscle. Most heart attacks are caused by a blood clot blocking an artery that has been severely narrowed by atherosclerosis. If medical attention is reached within the first few hours of an MI, clot-dissolving drugs (called thrombolytics) can be given or angio-plasty can be performed to restore blood flow to the heart and limit permanent heart damage. Drugs dissolve only the blood clot, not the deposits in the artery. Angioplasty pushes the deposits into the artery wall and sometimes a spring-like stent is used to hold them in place. Neither procedure actually removes the deposits. But, the sooner these treatments are given, the more heart muscle is saved from permanent damage. A heart attack may affect the entire thickness of heart muscle, or only the inner surface. The rest of the heart will go on working despite the injury, but will have to work harder. Soon after the injury to the muscle, healing begins. A scar is formed over the affected area during the next 6-8 weeks. This scar tissue can disrupt the electrical circuits of the heart and result in sudden heart attack from arrhythmia, or irregular heart beat. The first 6-8 weeks after your heart attack is a critical period in your follow-up care.

74. Acute Myocardial Infarction - Cholesterol: Health And Medical Information About MedicineNet Home MedTerms medical dictionary AZ List Cholesterol Home Acute myocardial infarction. Acute myocardial infarction A heart attack. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=7489

75. Myocardial Infarction - Medical Dictionary Definitions Of Popular Medical Terms MedicineNet Home MedTerms medical dictionary AZ List myocardial infarction. Advanced Search. myocardial infarction A heart attack. Abbreviated MI. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26016

76. Myocardial Infarction myocardial infarction,. Print this article, death of myocardial cells due to inadequate blood supply. The two main types are transmural http://www.amershamhealth.com/medcyclopaedia/medical/Volume V 2/MYOCARDIAL INFAR

Amershamhealth.com Search for: Type a word or a phrase. All forms of the word are searchable. Browse entry words starting with: A B C D ... Other characters Myocardial infarction, death of myocardial cells due to inadequate blood supply. The two main types are transmural and subendocardial infarction. Most myocardial infarctions result from atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries usually with superimposed thrombosis. Rarely, infarction can occur as a consequence of coronary arterial spasm, mural dissection, trauma or embolization. Infrequently, infarction occurs as a consequence of drastically increased myocardial oxygen demands causing imbalance in oxygen demandsupply ratios in diseases with severe left ventricular hypertrophy such as aortic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy . Myocardial infarction most frequently occurs in the left ventricle; however, a substantial number of patients with inferior infarction have some infarction of the right ventricle also. Isolated infarction of the right ventricle is infrequent. The major pathophysiological consequences of acute myocardial infarction are diminished systolic function due to loss of functioning myocardium. With extensive infarction stroke volume and cardiac output are reduced; this may result in cardiogenic shock. Another consequence of acute infarction is diastolic dysfunction resulting in a decrease in ventricular compliance with elevation in left ventricular diastolic and pulmonary venous pressure. This may cause

77. PRODIGY PILS L418; (Version=23) After a myocardial infarction (Heart Attack). It mainly discusses ways to reduce the risk of further heart problems. What is a myocardial infarction? http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/ClinicalGuidance/ReleasedGuidance/webBrowser/pils/PL41

After a Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) This leaflet briefly discusses the common advice that applies to most people who have had a myocardial infarction (MI or 'heart attack'). It mainly discusses ways to reduce the risk of further heart problems. What is a myocardial infarction? Myocardial infarction (MI) means that part of the heart muscle suddenly loses it's blood supply. Without prompt treatment, this can lead to damage to the affected part of the heart. It is usually caused by a blood clot in a heart (coronary) artery which forms over a patch of atheroma (fatty deposit). Another leaflet called Myocardial Infarction discusses MI in more detail. What can I do to help after having a myocardial infarction? Following an MI, there are things that you can do to reduce the risk of further heart problems. Everyone is different and individual circumstances will vary. You should discuss with a doctor or nurse what is best for you. This leaflet aims to complement any advice that you may receive. Smoking If you smoke, giving up smoking is the single most effective way to reduce your risk of having a further MI. The chemicals in cigarette smoke affect the arteries. If you stop smoking, your risk of a further MI is roughly halved compared to the risk if you continue to smoke. Angina pains are also more likely to develop in smokers.

78. PRODIGY PILS L120; (Version=23) myocardial infarction (Heart Attack). myocardial infarction (MI) is caused by a blood clot in a heart (coronary) artery. What is a myocardial infarction? http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/clinicalguidance/releasedguidance/webBrowser/pils/PL12

Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack) Myocardial infarction (MI) is caused by a blood clot in a heart (coronary) artery. Phone for medical help immediately if you get sudden severe chest pain. 'Clot busting' medication should be given as soon as possible to prevent damage to heart muscle. Also, other treatments help to ease the pain and prevent complications. Reducing 'risk factors' can help to prevent an MI. What is a myocardial infarction? Myocardial infarction (MI) means that part of the heart muscle suddenly loses it's blood supply. Without prompt treatment, this can lead to damage to the affected part of the heart. MI is sometimes called a heart attack or coronary thrombosis. Understanding the heart and coronary arteries The heart is mainly made of special muscle. The heart muscle pumps blood into arteries (blood vessels) which take the blood to every part of the body. Like any other muscle, the heart muscle needs a good blood supply. The coronary arteries take blood to the heart muscle. The main coronary arteries branch off from the aorta. (The aorta is the large artery which takes oxygen-rich blood from the heart chambers to the body.) The main coronary arteries divide into smaller branches which take blood to all parts of the heart muscle. What happens when you have a myocardial infarction?

79. Acute Myocardial Infarction Project Description . Downloadable PDF Version ( Topic Specific ) ( All Topics )....... What s New. Home Acute myocardial infarction Acute myocardial infarction Project http://www.medqic.org/content/nationalpriorities/topics/projectdes.jsp?topicID=4

80. Acute Myocardial Infarction Project Description . Metoprolol in acute myocardial infarction (MIAMI).......Home Quality Measures Acute myocardial infarction Acute myocardial infarction Project http://www.medqic.org/content/nationalpriorities/topics/projectdes.jsp?topicID=4

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