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chooch@casagrande.com writes:

>A "heart attack" (more correctly a myocardial infarction, or MI)
>occurs when a blood vessel (artery) leading to a section of the heart
>muscle becomes blocked.  How serious it is depends on where the
>blockage occurs.  If it's in one of the big major cardiac arteries,
>then a large section of the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen and
>you've got what's called a "Massive" MI.  (Those are usually
>immediately fatal in about 1/3 of all occurrences.)
>
>But if the blockage occurs in one of the smaller sub-arteries, then
>only a very small section of the heart muscle is involved and you have
>a "minor" MI.  These are almost never fatal, but are warning signs
>that corrective action (like installing a stent) is needed to prevent
>a more serious blockage from happening.
>
>This is a somewhat simplified explanation, but if you need more
>information I suggest you do a little research on your own.  Like you
>should have done in the first place before you publically displayed
>your ignorence.

Hey doc, can you give a simplified explanation for the difference
in prognosis between a mild MI and a mild MI with a history of MI
and at least one CABG?