I22

Clinical Information

• A disorder characterized by gross necrosis of the myocardium; this is due to an interruption of blood supply to the area.

• Coagulation of blood in any of the coronary vessels. The presence of a blood clot thrombus) often leads to myocardial infarction.

• Complete blockage of blood flow through one of the coronary arteries, usually from coronary atherosclerosis.

• Each year over a million people in the United States Have a heart attack. About half of them die. Many people have permanent heart damage or die because they don’t get help immediately. It’s important to know the symptoms of a heart attack and call 9-1-1 if someone is having them. Those symptoms include

• Gross necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area, as in coronary thrombosis.

• Gross necrosis of the myocardium, as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area.

• Necrosis of the myocardium caused by an obstruction of the blood supply to the heart coronary circulation).

Details

• Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke (acute) (chronic)

• Passive smoking (acute) (chronic)

• I22.0

  Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of anterior wall

• I22.1

  Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of inferior wall

• I22.2

  Subsequent non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction

• I22.8

  Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of other sites

• I22.9

  Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of unspecified site