heart attack

a gross necrosis of the myocardium as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area
an acute episode of coronary heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary artery becoming blocked by a blood clot formed in response to a ruptured or torn fatty arterial deposit

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Myocardial infarction is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, upon which coronary thrombosis is usually superimposed.
Symptoms of heart attack include discomfort or pain in the chest, shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw, shortness of breath, dizziness or light-headedness, heartburn, nausea, excessive sweating, and extreme fatigue.

müokardiinfarkt

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Müokardiinfarktiregister on riigi infosüsteemi kuuluv andmekogu, mida peetakse müokardiinfarkti diagnostika ja ravikvaliteedi parandamiseks, tervishoiuteenuse ja müokardiinfarktijuhtude statistika korraldamiseks ning epidemioloogiliseks uurimistööks.

südameinfarkt

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Uppunu elustamine; elustamine elektriga seotud õnnetuste ja südameinfarkti korral; võõrkeha eemaldamine hingamisteedest; esmaabi osutamine ajukahjustuse korral.

myocardial infarction

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... Having a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or chronic consequences of myocardial infarction in the past 12 months ...

myocardial infarct

cardiac infarction

heart attack

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the common term for a myocardial infarction

MI abbreviation

infarctus du myocarde

crise cardiaque

Herzinfarkt

Myokardinfarkt

sydäninfarkti

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heart attack

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