Myocardial Infarction Is One of the Most Common Causes of Death in the Western World (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Myocardial Infarction Is One of the Most Common Causes of Death in the Western World

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Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the most common causes of death in the Western world. If the patient is hospitalized and the oxygen supply of the heart restored in time, the infarcted area is replaced by scar tissue, which impairs the pumping action of the heart.

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Jaakko Teppo / University of Helsinki

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