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Types of mi

Coronary Spasm, or Unstable Angina
Coronary Spasm, or Unstable Angina

ATI: Angina and Myocardial Infarction. ... unstable, and variant angina. ... Prinzmetal's angina is due to a coronary artery spasm, ...

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non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI)
non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI)

Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are both commonly known as heart attack. NSTEMI is the less common of the two, accounting for around 30 percent of all heart attacks.

ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the term cardiologists use to describe a classic heart attack. It is one type of myocardial infarction in which a part of the heart muscle (myocardium) has died due to the obstruction of blood supply to the area.