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Heart Attack


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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:

Electrocardiogram (ECG) -- single or repeated over several hours
Echocardiography
Coronary angiography
Nuclear ventriculography (MUGA or RNV)

The following tests may show the by-products of heart damage and factors indicating you have a high risk for heart attack:

Troponin I and troponin T
CK and CK-MB
Serum myoglobin

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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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