Acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) and coronary artery disease (CAD) are major causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. About 10% of patients who are admitted to emergency departments with chest pain every year are diagnosed with heart attack. AMI is a condition that can be due to ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease in conjunction, and it becomes manifest when an atherosclerotic plate rupture and a developing thrombus occludes the coronary artery totally or partially, restricting blood access to the heart.
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