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darvon@pediatrician.com writes:
>Very nimble job of changing your tune, "G".
>
>But chi.general at least knows where you were going and
>follows how you swerved.

Good eye, Darvon.


>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?
>>
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