Person—myocardial infarction

Metadata item type:	Data Element Concept
METeOR identifier:	269729
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:	Whether the individual has had a myocardial infarction.
Context:	Public health, health care and clinical settings.
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Object class:	Person
Definition:	A human being, whether man, woman or child.
Specialisation of:	Person/group of persons
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Macquarie University 2003. The Macquarie Dictionary 3rd ed. Sydney: The Macquarie Library Pty. Ltd
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Property:	Myocardial infarction
Definition:	Gross necrosis of the myocardium as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area; it is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, upon which coronary thrombosis is usually superimposed.
Property group:	Health and wellbeing
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Origin:	Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders
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Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:	Person—myocardial infarction (history), code N Health, Standard 01/03/2005

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