2007-03-21 04:58:27 · 4 answers · asked by lady b 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
They are the same thing. The Myocardial Infarction is the technical term.
2007-03-21 06:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by jerzybuckeye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heart attack- an episode or the onset of illness of the heart.
Acute- short and severe; not long drawn out or chronic.
Myocardial- pertaining to myocardium, the middle layer of the heart wall.
Infarction- Death of a section of tissue because the blood supply has been cut off.
Both terms are one and the same.
Please see the web pages for more details on Myocardial infarction (Heart attack) and Acute coronary syndromes.
2007-03-21 12:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same. Only the phrase is different ,heart attack,used for general public,acute MI is the proper medical terminology. SW FNP
2007-03-21 12:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by sharon w 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ami is the medical term
2007-03-21 16:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋