Myocardial Infarction (MI): Understanding Heart Attack Damage

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Myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The lack of blood supply is usually due to a blockage in one or more of the coronary arteries, which are the blood vessels that supply oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle.