The myocardial infarction : Heart attack - Gravity diagnosis and prognosis

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THE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - HEART ATTACK

- Definition
- A few explanations
- The Symptoms
- How to make the diagnosis?
- Gravity diagnosis and prognosis
- The Causes
- Evolution and complications
- Medical treatment
- The Coronarography
- Treatment by angioplasty or "Stent"
- The surgical treatment
- Monitoring
- Conclusion

GRAVITY DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS

The gravity of a myocardial infarction (heart attack) is not assessed upon admission, apart from extensive shapes found with the electrocardiogram and with the initial value of the cardiac enzymes.

The evolution in the first days is primordial because of numerous complications that we are going to tackle.

The effect to the treatment is also very important.

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File last modified on july 24, 2006

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