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Very nimble job of changing your tune, "G".

But chi.general at least knows where you were going and
follows how you swerved.


G. <gw@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>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?
>