Diseases

Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION in which the anterior wall of the heart is involved. Anterior wall myocardial infarction is often caused by occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. It can be categorized as anteroseptal or anterolateral wall myocardial infarction.

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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION in which the anterior wall of the heart is involved. Anterior wall myocardial infarction is often caused by occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. It can be categorized as anteroseptal or anterolateral wall myocardial infarction.

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  • Myocardial Infarction, Anterior Wall
  • Acute Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction
  • Anterolateral Myocardial Infarction
  • Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarction
  • Anterolateral Myocardial Infarctions
  • Anteroseptal Myocardial Infarctions
  • Infarction, Anterolateral Myocardial
  • Infarction, Anteroseptal Myocardial
  • Infarctions, Anterolateral Myocardial
  • Infarctions, Anteroseptal Myocardial
  • Myocardial Infarction, Anterolateral
  • Myocardial Infarction, Anteroseptal
  • Myocardial Infarctions, Anterolateral
  • Myocardial Infarctions, Anteroseptal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2010

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  • Myocardial Infarction (1963-2009)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056988. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056988
  2. Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67216606