Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) , commonly known as a heart attack , occurs when blood flow stops to part of the heart causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may travel into the shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw. Often it is in the center or left side of the chest and lasts for more than a few minutes. The di...
Please add profiles to the specific disease or cause of death if you can.== Heart disease is a word used to describe many different conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels. ==Types==1) There are many cardiovascular diseases involving the blood vessels. They are known as vascular diseases :* Coronary artery disease (also known as coronary heart disease and ischemic heart disease) also **...
Please add those who had unspecified "heart disease", coronary artery disease or coronary heart disease. Angina also would be appropriate here.== ===SEE also: Arteriosclerosis / Atherosclerosis , if the arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis is in an area other than the coronary arteries.=== Coronary heart disease (CHD) is atherosclerosis, which is the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due t...