急性心肌梗死的紧急干预PPT课件.pptVIP

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI): The Urgent Intervention AMI Disease State AMI occurs when an artery supplying the heart muscle becomes occluded Occlusion is usually caused by atherosclerosis accompanied by acute thrombus formation Atherosclerotic plaques inside the arterial wall can rupture, triggering the formation of the thrombus If a thrombus grows large enough, it can occlude the blood vessel completely causing ischemia in the heart muscle Prolonged ischemia can lead to infarction, reducing the power of the heart to pump oxygenated blood around the body, and potentially leading to h