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| Grossing  =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[heart]]
| Site      = [[heart]]
| Assdx      = [[coronary artery atherosclerosis]]+/-plaque rupture, +/-thrombosis, cocaine use  
| Assdx      = [[coronary artery atherosclerosis]]+/-plaque rupture, +/-thrombosis, [[cocaine]] use  
| Syndromes  =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      = abnormal EKG - esp. ST elevation
| Signs      = +/-tachycardia, +/-diaphoresis (sweating), +/-hypotension
| Symptoms  = classic findings: retrosternal chest pain +/- with radiation down the arms, nausea & vomiting, diaphoresis
| Symptoms  = classic findings: retrosternal chest pain +/- with radiation down the arms, nausea +/- vomiting, +/-[[shortness of breath]]
| Prevalence =
| Prevalence =
| Bloodwork  = elevated troponin, CK-MB
| Bloodwork  = elevated troponin, CK-MB
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| Endoscopy  =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = dependent on extent
| Prognosis  = dependent on extent
| Other      =
| Other      = abnormal EKG - especially ST elevation
| ClinDDx    = varies by presentation - usu. [[aortic dissection]], [[acute infectious pneumonia]], [[pulmonary embolism]], GI pathology
| ClinDDx    = varies by presentation - usu. [[aortic dissection]],  angina, [[acute infectious pneumonia]], [[pulmonary embolism]], pericarditis, chest wall pain, anxiety, GI disease, others
| Tx        =
| Tx        =  
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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===
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*[[Infarct]].
*[[Infarct]].
*[[Necrosis]].
*[[Necrosis]].
*[[Congestive heart failure]].


==References==
==References==
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