Glossary

Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction

Myokardinfarkt·Also: Herzinfarkt

A myocardial infarction is a heart attack. An area of the heart muscle no longer receives blood because a coronary artery is blocked, and the tissue begins to die; this is a medical emergency.

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