Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction (necrosis of the myocardium caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart (coronary circulation))

Symptoms

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hyperhidrosis, hypotension, Nausea and vomiting, pericarditis, Breathlessness,  …

Chest pain, Cardiac arrest

ICD Code

"I25.2"

Class

cardiovascular disease, phenomenon, medical condition, medical concept, cause

Cause of

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atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypotension, embolism, hyperhidrosis,  …

Chest pain, pericarditis, ventricular fibrillation, atrial flutter, mitral regurgitation, Ventricular septal defect, Cardiogenic shock, right bundle branch block, bundle branch block, Dressler's syndrome, Breathlessness, Elevated transaminases, myocardial rupture, Troponin T levels increased (plasma or serum), T waves tall, Multifocal atrial tachycardia, Ventricular aneurysm, Junctional rhythm, Lactate dehydrogenase levels raised (plasma or serum), Aldolase levels raised (plasma or serum), Cardiac arrest, Creatine kinase levels raised (plasma or serum), Aspartate transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum), T wave inversion, ST segment elevation, ST segment depression, Q waves, Atrioventricular node conduction block, Nausea and vomiting, Dominant R wave in V1, Cerebrovascular accident

See also

ischaemic heart disease

Cause

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cocaine, Kawasaki disease, atherosclerosis, Prinzmetal's angina, Polyarteritis nodosa,  …

Malignant hypertension, Takayasu's arteritis, Transluminal percutaneous coronary angioplasty, Coronary artery dissection, Dissecting aortic aneurysm

Risk Factors

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obesity, hypertension, atherosclerosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Diabetes mellitus type 2,  …

hypercholesterolemia, homocystinuria, primary hyperparathyroidism, Hyperhomocysteinemia, sitosterolemia, Tobacco smoking, Pseudoxanthoma elasticum dominant type 1, High density lipoprotein levels low (plasma or serum), Essential hypertension, Familial mixed hyperlipidaemia, LDL receptor deficiency

Rare Terms

"mi"