Myocardial Infarction Case Study

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Goals and Objectives for Acute Myocardial Infarction In order to know what myocardial infarction is, it is important to know when to diagnose the condition and to do it as soon as possible. It is vital to be able to know the sign and symptoms for a myocardial infarction and how to treat them to prevent any further damage to the myocardium. Since damage can occur to the myocardium, heart muscle, one of the goals is to save as much of the heart muscle as possible through procedures to be able to open up the blood vessels to make sure blood is traveling to the heart and heart muscles like a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Overview of the Disease An acute myocardial infarction also known …show more content…

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