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2. Myocardial infarction - Wikipedia

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   Myocardial infarction; Other names: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart attack: A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, causing catastrophic thrombus formation, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream to the heart muscle.

3. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Information card published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute urging people with symptoms of angina to call the emergency medical services.. Because of the relationship between the duration of myocardial ischemia and the extent of damage to heart muscle, public health services encourage people experiencing possible acute coronary syndrome symptoms or those around them to ...

4. Reperfusion therapy - Wikipedia

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   Reperfusion therapy is a medical treatment to restore blood flow, either through or around, blocked arteries, typically after a heart attack (myocardial infarction (MI)). Reperfusion therapy includes drugs and surgery. The drugs are thrombolytics and fibrinolytics used in a process called thrombolysis.

5. Know heart attack signs, how to perform hands-only CPR in ...

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   Calling before a heart attack becomes cardiac arrest requires knowing the signs and symptoms. If you have any of these signs, call 911 right away: Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or ...

6. Heart Attacks: What Doctors Want You to Know About ... - AOL

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   Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States—it kills more people than all cancers combined, and is responsible for one out of every four deaths, according to the ...

7. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Defibrillation is effective only for certain heart rhythms, namely ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia, rather than asystole or pulseless electrical activity, which usually requires the treatment of underlying conditions to restore cardiac function. Early shock, when appropriate, is recommended.