What does «infarto de miocardio» mean in Spanish?
- Myocardial infarction, or "heart attack", is a type of acute coronary syndrome and is defined as "severe necrosis of the myocardium, resulting from interruption of the blood supply to the area". Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that feed the heart muscle. The prevalence and severity of myocardial infarctions have declined over the decades.