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What are the differences between ischaemia and infarction in terms of definition,cause and clinical example?
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Dead tissue: heart pain of ischemia is angina and is reversible. Heart pain of infarction is a heart attack and dead muscle. Both are caused by atherosclerosis commonly, and low oxygen to the tissue. Similar with brain TIA and stroke.
Answered 10/19/2014
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Ischemia infarction: Ischemia is decreased oxygenated blood flow and infarction is the death of that tissue. Atherosclerosis, inflammation, and clots can obstruct blood flow and lead to heart attacks and strokes. One hopes to prevent both with exercise and mediteranian diet and weight loss.
Answered 4/30/2015
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