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Which term is used to describe the condition where insufficient blood flow can occur in one or more coronary arteries?
Which term is used to describe the condition where insufficient blood flow can occur in one or more coronary arteries?
- Myocardial Infarction
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (correct)
- Ischemic Heart Disease
What is the consequence of Coronary Artery Disease where there is decreased oxygenation of the myocardium, but the myocardial cells are still viable?
What is the consequence of Coronary Artery Disease where there is decreased oxygenation of the myocardium, but the myocardial cells are still viable?
- Ischemia (correct)
- Embolism
- Infarction
- Thrombosis
What is the absence of oxygenation leading to myocardial necrosis or cell death called?
What is the absence of oxygenation leading to myocardial necrosis or cell death called?
- Thrombosis
- Infarction (correct)
- Ischemia
- Embolism
What is the characteristic pain in the chest caused by the deficiency/absence of oxygenation in the myocardium called?
What is the characteristic pain in the chest caused by the deficiency/absence of oxygenation in the myocardium called?
What is the term used to describe the replacement of necrotic myocardial cells with fibrous tissue?
What is the term used to describe the replacement of necrotic myocardial cells with fibrous tissue?