A myocardial infarction or heart attack occurs when the sudden blockage of a coronary artery, usually because of blood clot, causes damage and death to heart muscle. A myocardial infarction (myo=muscle + cardium=heart+ infarction=death) or heart attack occurs when the sudden blockage of a coron...
Your care team will move you to a recovery room, where they'll watch your heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure. Once these "vital signs" are stable and you're awake, they'll take you to your hospital room and give you medicine for pain. You might get out of bed and move aroun...