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Created page with ";myocardial infarction :Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue...."
;myocardial infarction
:Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery.
;410 grams
:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).
;atherosclerotic narrowing
:Atherosclerosis is the deposition of lipid into the intima of arteries, resulting in narrowing of the vessel lumen.
;occlusion
:An occlusion is a blockage.
;thrombus
:A thrombus is a solid mass resulting from the aggregation of blood constituents within the vascular system.
:Myocardial infarction is necrosis of myocardial tissue which occurs as a result of a deprivation of blood supply, and thus oxygen, to the heart tissue. Blockage of blood supply to the myocardium is caused by occlusion of a coronary artery.
;410 grams
:A normal heart weighs 300 grams (range: 270 to 360 grams).
;atherosclerotic narrowing
:Atherosclerosis is the deposition of lipid into the intima of arteries, resulting in narrowing of the vessel lumen.
;occlusion
:An occlusion is a blockage.
;thrombus
:A thrombus is a solid mass resulting from the aggregation of blood constituents within the vascular system.