A heart attack occurs when one of the heart's coronary arteries is blocked suddenly, usually by a tiny blood clot (thrombus). The blood clot typically forms inside a coronary artery that already has been narrowed by atherosclerosis, a condition in which fatty deposits (plaques) build up along the inside walls of blood vessels. A heart attack also is called a myocardial infarction or coronary thrombosis.
Each coronary artery supplies blood to a specific part of the heart's muscular...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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