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Heart attacks come in all kinds, sizes
A guide to STEMI, Q waves, and other heart-attack terms.
The term "heart attack" does an excellent job conveying the severity of an all-too-common event. But it hides a remarkable diversity of medical emergencies that differ in cause, geography, consequences, and initial treatment.
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