According to the book of Exodus, it was treatment like this that caused Moses to kill an Egyptian and run away from Egypt. 15th Century B.C. Egyptian tomb fresco This fresco, or wall painting, is from a 15th century B.C. tomb in Egypt.
The most common sites of myocardial infarction are in the left ventricle, that chamber of the heart which has the greatest workload. Tissue changes that occur in the myocardium are related to the extent to which the cells have been deprived of oxygen.
ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is the name cardiologists currently use to describe a classic heart attack. âMyocardial infarction,â or heart attack, refers to the death of a portion of the heart muscle (myocardium) caused by blood flow interruption. âST segment elevationâ refers to a particular pattern seen on the electrocardiogram (ECG), often seen when a substantial part of the heart muscle is dying.