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chooch@casagrande.com writes:
>G. <gw@cs.uchicago.edu>  wrote:
>
>>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?
>>
>First of all, I'm not a doctor, nor have I pretended to be.  Secondly,

You sounded kind of like one.  My bad.

>my statement was intended only to explain how not all "heart attacks"
>are the same.  Finally, your question really can't be answered in any
>meaningful way because there are too many unknown variables.

I know.  I just wanted a simplified explanation.

>It's possible to have a single mild MI and have a "worse" prognosis
>than someone who had a mild MI with a history of MI and a CABG.  It
>all depends on exactly how much total tissue damage has occurred to
>the heart muscle and what prompted the bypass in the first place.

So what determines the difference between mild, moderate, and extra
spicy MI?  What else is there besides the extent of cardiac muscle
damage?