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Is a septal infarct a heart attack?

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Dr. Loki Skylizard answered

Specializes in Thoracic Surgery

Yes: Infarction of heart muscle is a heart attack. The septum is a critical component of the heart muscle. Septal infarct is a heart attack.

Answered 2/26/2016

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Yes.: Heart attack means death of heart muscle. The septum is the part of the heart muscle between the left and right ventricles. "infarction" means tissue death.

Answered 8/8/2016

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Yes: Death if heart muscle is known as a myocardial infarction commonly called a heart attack. The septum refers to an specific area of the heart that in this case infarcts.

Answered 10/31/2016

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