Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute Myocardial Infarction

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial infarction or heart attack is the death of cardiac muscle cells caused by loss of blood supply (ischemia) to the cardiac muscle tissue. Acute myocardial infarction shows wavy cardiac muscle cells that represent dead or necrotic cells. Inflammation due to necrosis is also evident by the presence of numerous immune cells, especially neutrophils.