3. MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Myocardial
infarction (MI), commonly
known as a heart attack, occurs
when blood flow decreases or
stops to a part of the heart,
causing damage to the heart
muscle..
Myocardial infarction,
commonly known as a heart
attack, is the irreversible
necrosis of heart muscle
secondary to prolonged
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5. TYPES OF INFARCTS
1. According to anatomic region of left ventricle invoved:
Anterior
Posterior
Lateral
Septal
Circumferential
Combinations- Anterolateral, Posterolateral,Anteroseptal
2. According to degree of thickness of ventricular wall
involved:
Transmural (full thickness)
Laminar (subendocardial)
3. According to age of infarcts:
Newly formed (acute, recent, fresh)
Advanced infarcts (old, healed, organised)
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