Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 4 MAS 093 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Attack
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The idea
Coronary artery disease happens when plaque narrows the arteries that feed the heart muscle.
In practice
When a coronary artery becomes blocked, part of the heart loses its oxygen and muscle cells die; this is a myocardial infarction, commonly called a heart attack.
Where people slip
Chest pain is always reported to the provider at once, never left for later.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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