Catalog

Acute myocardial infarction, without specification of ST elevation

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Acute myocardial infarction, without specification of ST elevation – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2016376826

This is commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die. This is most commonly due to occlusion (blockage) of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids (cholesterol and fatty acids) and white blood cells (especially macrophages) in the wall of an artery, ST elevation unspecified.