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Does scars found on my heart mean i've had a heart attack in the padt?
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They may: Depending on what it shows, low mobility or immobile sections of the heart can indicate old injuries to the heart muscle resulting from vascular insufficiency.
Answered 3/3/2013
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Very likely: Trauma, infection, rheumatic diseases and some others the most usual are the scars of heart attack= myocardial infarction.
Answered 8/28/2018
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