title: Acute myocardial ischemia: role of atherosclerosis, thrombosis, platelet activation, coronary vasospasm, and altered arachidonic acid metabolism.
abstract: Potential causes for the development of acute myocardial ischemia include extracardiac factors, rapid progression of atherosclerosis, dynamic coronary artery thrombosis, platelet activation in diseased vessels, abnormal constriction of a coronary artery, and abnormal arachidonic acid metabolism. It is entirely possible that all or many of these potential causes may be occurring in the individual patient.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000097:blood*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids