Heart Attack

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What is Heart Attack?

A heart attack is when low blood flow causes the heart to starve for oxygen. Heart muscle dies or becomes permanently damaged. Your doctor calls this a myocardial infarction.

Alternative Names:

Myocardial infarction; MI; Acute MI

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