Myocardial Infarction (MI) 

Myocardial Infarction (MI) is commonly known as Heart Attack. MI occurs due to sudden and complete blockage of one of the three arteries supplying blood to the heart. The common symptoms of MI are chest pain with or without radiation to other parts of the body, sweating, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, Breathlessness, and in massive MI cases, there is collapse/ death of the patient. The risk factor for MI are male sex, advancing age, use of tobacco products, diabetes, raised cholesterol, hypertension, and family history. MI requires immediate and urgent treatment to save a life. Thrombolysis or primary angioplasty with a stent is the main treatment option.
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