Term: Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2010-08-25
Definition:
A heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.
NOTE:
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See the term
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
for more information and for the ICD diagnoses codes used to define this condition.
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In MCHP research, this term is synonymous with the term
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI).
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References
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Term used in
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