infarct
Blocked blood damage
An infarct is an area of dead tissue resulting from blocked blood supply.
When an artery becomes obstructed—by a clot, plaque, or other blockage—the tissue it feeds dies from oxygen deprivation.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: a cerebral infarct, The scan revealed multiple infarcts in the kidney.
A heart attack is technically a myocardial infarct.
Intravascular coagulated mass
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- clotCoagulated mass
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
blockage · stenosis · atherosclerosis · plaque · artery · vasoconstriction · fibrin · coagulation
Sudden brain blood blockage
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
- aneurysmArterial wall bulge
hemorrhagic · dysarthria · watershed · rehabilitation · neurology
Of heart muscle
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- anginaIschemic chest discomfort
- ventricleHollow organ chamber
- atriumRoofed central hall
cardiac · echocardiogram · stent · bypass · arrhythmia · defibrillator · pacemaker · cardiomyopathy
Insufficient tissue oxygenation
- ischemicInsufficient blood to tissue
- hypoperfusionInsufficient blood to tissues
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
Pathological connective tissue buildup
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- autolysisCell's enzymatic self-destruction
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
Imaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- imagingProducing visual representations
thrombolytic · anticoagulant · aspirin · catheterization · revascularization
thrombus
Intravascular coagulated mass
thrombosis · blockage · stenosis · atherosclerosis · plaque · artery · vasoconstriction · fibrin · coagulation · circulation
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
aneurysm · hemorrhagic · dysarthria · watershed · rehabilitation · neurology
myocardial
Of heart muscle
atrium · cardiac · echocardiogram · stent · bypass · arrhythmia · defibrillator · pacemaker · cardiomyopathy · electrocardiogram
hypoxia
Insufficient tissue oxygenation
- ischemicInsufficient blood to tissue
- hypoperfusionInsufficient blood to tissues
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
fibrosis
Pathological connective tissue buildup
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
- autolysisCell's enzymatic self-destruction
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
angiography
Imaging of blood vessels
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
imaging · thrombolytic · anticoagulant · aspirin · catheterization · revascularization
infarcthemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
bruise · contusion · hematoma · extravasation · bleeding
- myocardial infarctionCardiac tissue death event
- cardiac infarctionDeath of heart tissue
infarction, infarcts, infarcted, infarctions, myocardial infarction