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What causes your heart muscle to stiffen after a heart attack?
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That damaged section of the heart due to ischemia (deprived of blood) is dead and scarring so it won't move (stiffen) when the heart pumps and we often describe that section as wall motion abnormality.
Answered 2/10/2023
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