infarcted
Died from blockage
Infarcted describes tissue that has died from lack of blood supply.
When a blood vessel becomes blocked, the tissue it feeds suffers an infarction—it becomes infarcted.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: infarcted heart muscle, infarcted bowel.
A heart attack is technically a myocardial infarction, leaving infarcted tissue behind.
Complete closure or blockage
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- clotCoagulated mass
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
ischemia · thrombosis · atherosclerosis · stenosis · circulation · obstruction · plaque · arterial
Of heart muscle
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- anginaIschemic chest discomfort
- cardiac arrestAbrupt cessation of circulation
ventricular · arrhythmia · chest pain · troponin · EKG · echocardiogram · stent · angioplasty
Localized cell death
- necroticOf dying tissue
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- cell deathCessation of cellular life
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
gangrene · atrophy · eschar · scarring · fibrosis · damage · irreversible · hypoxia
Sudden brain blood blockage
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
brain · hemorrhagic · deficit · cerebrum · cerebellum · neurology · rehabilitation · penumbra
occlusion
Complete closure or blockage
artery · ischemia · thrombosis · atherosclerosis · stenosis · circulation · obstruction · plaque · arterial · venous
myocardial
Of heart muscle
- coronaryOf heart arteries
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- anginaIschemic chest discomfort
cardiac arrest · ventricular · arrhythmia · chest pain · troponin · EKG · echocardiogram · stent · angioplasty · bypass
necrosis
Localized cell death
- necroticOf dying tissue
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- cell deathCessation of cellular life
apoptosis · gangrene · atrophy · eschar · scarring · fibrosis · damage · irreversible · hypoxia · dead
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- cerebrovascularBrain circulation-related
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
paralysis · brain · hemorrhagic · deficit · cerebrum · cerebellum · neurology · rehabilitation · penumbra · hemisphere
infarctedviable
Capable of succeeding
perfused · healthy · vascularized · oxygenated · living
- myocardial infarctionCardiac tissue death event
- cardiac infarctionDeath of heart tissue
infarct, infarction, infarcts, infarctions, myocardial infarction