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'''Myocardial infarction''', abbreviated '''MI''', is death of cardiac muscle due to a compromised blood supply. In the context of pathology, they are occasionally seen at [[autopsy]]. | '''Myocardial infarction''', abbreviated '''MI''', is death of cardiac muscle due to a compromised blood supply. In the context of pathology, they are occasionally seen at [[autopsy]]. | ||
The lay term for MI is '''heart attack'''. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
===Clinical=== | ===Clinical=== | ||