Difference Between Myocardial Infarction and Myocardial Ischemia

Myocardial infarction refers to coronary

artery stenosis, cardiac muscle hypoxia, ischemia caused by pathological state, if myocardial ischemia further development, may develop into silent coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ischemic cardiomyopathy and sudden death.

So if the patient diagnosed myocardial ischemia, need to immediately use anti-myocardial ischemia drugs, coronary artery dilation, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption, improve cardiac function, delay the disease further development into myocardial infarction.