ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA

ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA Guenther von Eye, MD,Cardiology. Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Rio Grande do Sul State University Medical School (UFRGS). Acute pulmonary edema is a severe clinical condition, associated to great suffering, with a feeling of imminent death, which requires immediate medical attention. Causes of acute pulmonary edema:   Myocardial infarction- is the most… Continuar lendo ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA

HEART ATTACK

HEART ATTACK Also called myocardial infarction. What is it? Myocardial infarction takes place when the blood supply to a part of the cardiac muscle is reduced or cut altogether. This happens when a coronary artery is either contracted or partially or totally obstructed. With total or partial suppression of blood supply to the heart muscle,… Continuar lendo HEART ATTACK