myocardial infarction

English

Alternative forms

• myocardial infarct

Etymology

From Late Latin infarctus + French myocarde < from Greek ἔμφραγμα (obstacle) του (of) μυοκαρδίου (heart muscle)

Noun

myocardial infarction (plural myocardial infarctions)

1. (cardiology, pathology) Necrosis of heart muscle caused by an interruption to the supply of blood to the heart, often as a result of coronary thrombosis.

Synonyms

• cardiac infarction
• heart attack

Translations

heart attack — see heart attack

See also

• angina pectoris
• heart failure

Further reading

• myocardial infarction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia