Myocardial Ischemia

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Disease or Syndrome

Definition:

A disorder of cardiac function caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissue of the heart. The decreased blood flow may be due to narrowing of the coronary arteries (coronary artery disease), to obstruction by a thrombus (coronary thrombosis), or less commonly, to diffuse narrowing of arterioles and other small vessels within the heart. Severe interruption of the blood supply to the myocardial tissue may result in necrosis of cardiac muscle (myocardial infarction).

Synonyms:

Disease, Ischemic Heart
Diseases, Ischemic Heart
Heart Disease, Ischemic
Heart Diseases, Ischemic
Ischemia, Myocardial
Ischemias, Myocardial
Ischemic Heart Disease
Ischemic Heart Diseases
Myocardial Ischemias

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