infarct

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Here we need to know the exact territory of the infarct.

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localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

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noun

localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

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noun

localized necrosis resulting from obstruction of the blood supply

Example sentences

Here we need to know the exact territory of the infarct.

That's the important stuff: big infarcts cause big tissue damage.

MRI's superiority over CT is in that it catches smaller infarcts, and catches infarcts early.

Very interesting, thank you!Unfortunately I don't quite know what to make of the recurring phrase "mismatch between clinical deficit and infarct".

For example, we had a case recently of "transient global amnesia" and although initially we thought the MRI was normal... more careful review showed a tiny infarct in the hippocampus, a structure critical in memory.

What I mean by this is that for the primary care physician, the information that you want to extract is: are they having a heart attack, do they have major electrolyte disturbances, do they have an abnormal rhythm that we need to shock them out of now; is there evidence of previous myocardial infarct?