Myocardial Infarction and Heart Attack Treatment

Myocardial Infarction and Heart Attack Treatment: "A heart attack (also known as a myocardial infarction) is the death of heart muscle from the sudden blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot.. The term myocardial infarction is derived from myocardium (the heart muscle) and infarction (tissue death due to oxygen starvation). The phrase 'heart attack' is sometimes used incorrectly to describe sudden cardiac death, which may or may not be the result of acute myocardial infarction. A heart attack is different from, but can be the cause of cardiac arrest, which is the stopping of the heartbeat, and cardiac arrhythmia, an abnormal heartbeat.The blood supply to the heart is provided by blood vessels called the coronary arteries. Myocardial infarction is more commonly known as a heart attack." ... (Click on title link above to read entire article on myocardial infarction.) ...