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Heart Attack
Alternate Names : Acute MI, MI, Myocardial Infarction
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Heart Attack Diagnosis & Tests
During a physical examination, the doctor will usually note a rapid pulse. Blood pressure may be normal, high, or low. While listening to the chest with a stethoscope, the doctor may hear crackles in the lungs, a heart murmur, or other abnormal sounds.
The following tests may reveal a heart attack and the extent of heart damage:
The following tests may show the by-products of heart damage and factors indicating you have a high risk for heart attack:
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• Definition
• Heart Attack Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Heart Attack Symptoms & Signs
• Heart Attack Prevention
• Heart Attack Diagnosis & Tests
• Heart Attack Treatment
• Heart Attack Prognosis
• Heart Attack Complications
• Heart Attack Support Groups
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Angina
• Arrhythmias
• Atherosclerosis
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Diabetes
• Heart Failure
• Hypertension
• Pericarditis
• Stroke
• Ventricular Tachycardia
Tests & Exams
• Biopsy
• Blood Pressure
• Coronary Angiography
• CPK
• CPK Isoenzymes
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
• Myoglobin - Serum
• Nuclear Ventriculography (MUGA or RNV)
Surgery & Procedures
• Angioplasty
• Heart Bypass Surgery
Other Topics
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chest Pain
• Cough
• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Fat
• Head Injury
• Heart Disease - Resources
• Indigestion
• Intravenous
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Pulse - Bounding
• Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
• Stress and Anxiety
• Sweating - Excessive
Review Date : 10/10/2003
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Boston, Ma., Senior Medical Editor, a division of A.D.A.M., Inc. Previous review: Elena Sgarbossa, M.D., Department of Cardiology, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Ctr., Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (5/8/2002).
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