Myocardial Infarctions
Across
- 3. The damaging or death of an area of the heart muscle (myocardium) resulting from a blocked blood supply to that area; medical term for a heart attack.
- 5. An obstruction of a coronary artery that hinders blood flow to some part of the heart muscle. A cause of heart attack.
- 6. A common name for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, a type of heart attack caused by a complete blockage in a coronary artery.
Down
- 1. A non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction, a type of heart attack in which an artery is partially blocked and severely reducing blood flow.
- 2. Formation of a clot in one of the arteries that conduct blood to the heart muscle. Also called coronary occlusion.
- 4. An umbrella term for situations where the blood supplied to the heart muscle is suddenly blocked.