°An acute
myocardial infarction caused by the sudden occurrence of
coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to
necrosis of heart muscle tissue. It is characterised by sudden severe chest pain often radiating to the shoulder, arm, or jaw, shortness of breath,
nausea, and loss of consciousness, and is sometimes fatal.
synonyms:
myocardial infarction