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.

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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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Person—myocardial infarction (history), code N Health, Standard 01/03/2005