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    • Heart attack diagram, insert of an artery blockage.
    Rights: Public domain Published 21 July 2007 Size: 27 KB Referencing Hub media

    A heart attack occurs when an artery taking oxygenated blood to the heart muscle becomes blocked, preventing oxygen from reaching the heart muscle. The blockage can lead to the heart stopping beating.

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      What is a heart attack?

      The correct medical term for a heart attack is myocardial infarction. Myocardial is from a Greek word meaning ‘heart’ and infarction comes from a Latin word that means ‘to plug up’. Rights ...

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