Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 In my experience, I would say that a heart attack is always an myocardial infarct. Even if it's a " mild " heart attack, it's still an MI. An anginal attack, as you mentioned (a term I've never heard, BTW), would be just angina, or chest pain. That is my understanding, let's see what everyone else has to say. ---------------------------------------------------------- Beth L. Farkas Medical interpreter & Sp - En translator Elgin, IL > > > Dear Colleagues, > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " is > always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition (such as > an anginal attack)? > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > _________________________ > Sosnovsky, M.D. > Biomedical Translation & Editing > English > Russian < French > Moscow, Russia > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > Tel.: +7 > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 That is exactly what I would say. I've not heard of anginal attacks, only episodes. > In my experience, I would say that a heart attack is always an myocardial > infarct. Even if it's a " mild " heart attack, it's still an MI. An anginal > attack, as you mentioned (a term I've never heard, BTW), would be just > angina, or chest pain. That is my understanding, let's see what everyone > else has to say. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Beth L. Farkas > Medical interpreter & Sp - En translator > Elgin, IL > > > > >> >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " is >> always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition >> (such as >> an anginal attack)? >> >> Many thanks in advance, >> >> >> >> _________________________ >> Sosnovsky, M.D. >> Biomedical Translation & Editing >> English > Russian < French >> Moscow, Russia >> email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> >> http://www.biomedtrans.ru >> Tel.: +7 >> Skype: alex_sosnovsky >> >> >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 I would have to agree with Beth on all points. -- Dawn Montague Translations in the fields of medicine, pharmaceuticals and pharmacognosy Specializing in clinical research translations German/French/Italian > US English > In my experience, I would say that a heart attack is always an myocardial > infarct. Even if it's a " mild " heart attack, it's still an MI. An anginal > attack, as you mentioned (a term I've never heard, BTW), would be just > angina, or chest pain. That is my understanding, let's see what everyone > else has to say. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Beth L. Farkas > Medical interpreter & Sp - En translator > Elgin, IL > > > > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " is > > always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition (such > as > > an anginal attack)? > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > Sosnovsky, M.D. > > Biomedical Translation & Editing > > English > Russian < French > > Moscow, Russia > > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> > > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > > Tel.: +7 > > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yes, definitely. Angina is just the commonly-used term for angina pectoris and signifies chest pain from an anginal episode. A heart attack is an MI and should not be confused with mere angina. A. Vail, LLC 5147 South Othello Street Seattle, WA 98118 Tel. & Fax: Websites: www.javail.net; www.woollybear.org > That is exactly what I would say. I've not heard of anginal attacks, > only > episodes. > > > > In my experience, I would say that a heart attack is always an > myocardial > > infarct. Even if it's a " mild " heart attack, it's still an MI. An > anginal > > attack, as you mentioned (a term I've never heard, BTW), would be > just > > angina, or chest pain. That is my understanding, let's see what > everyone > > else has to say. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Beth L. Farkas > > Medical interpreter & Sp - En translator > > Elgin, IL > > > > > > > > > >> > >> > >> Dear Colleagues, > >> > >> Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart > attack " is > >> always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition > >> (such as > >> an anginal attack)? > >> > >> Many thanks in advance, > >> > >> > >> > >> _________________________ > >> Sosnovsky, M.D. > >> Biomedical Translation & Editing > >> English > Russian < French > >> Moscow, Russia > >> email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> > >> http://www.biomedtrans.ru > >> Tel.: +7 > >> Skype: alex_sosnovsky > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 I thought that ventricular fibrillation was also a heart attack. Cordialement, René Meertens Mon blog <http://vieduguide.blogspot.com/> 2010/9/9 Dawn Montague > > > I would have to agree with Beth on all points. > > -- > Dawn Montague > Translations in the fields of medicine, pharmaceuticals and pharmacognosy > Specializing in clinical research translations > German/French/Italian > US English > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Beth Farkas <beth.farkas1@...<beth.farkas1%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > In my experience, I would say that a heart attack is always an myocardial > > infarct. Even if it's a " mild " heart attack, it's still an MI. An anginal > > attack, as you mentioned (a term I've never heard, BTW), would be just > > angina, or chest pain. That is my understanding, let's see what everyone > > else has to say. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > Beth L. Farkas > > Medical interpreter & Sp - En translator > > Elgin, IL > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:06 AM, asosnov <asosnov@...<asosnov%40list.ru>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " is > > > always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition > (such > > as > > > an anginal attack)? > > > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > Sosnovsky, M.D. > > > Biomedical Translation & Editing > > > English > Russian < French > > > Moscow, Russia > > > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> <mail% > 40rusmedtrans.com> > > > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > > > Tel.: +7 > > > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 No, not in English at any rate. Are you thinking of cardiac arrest (arrêt cardiaque)? That is caused by VF. Sue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > > > > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " is > > > > always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition > > (such > > > as > > > > an anginal attack)? > > > > > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > > Sosnovsky, M.D. > > > > Biomedical Translation & Editing > > > > English > Russian < French > > > > Moscow, Russia > > > > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> <mail% > > 40rusmedtrans.com> > > > > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > > > > Tel.: +7 > > > > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 A " heart attack " is always a myocardial infarction in Br. Eng. HTH Adrienne > > > Dear Colleagues, > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether cor it can also mean a > milder condition (such as an anginal attack)? > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > _________________________ > Sosnovsky, M.D. > Biomedical Translation & Editing > English > Russian < French > Moscow, Russia > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > Tel.: +7 > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > -- Thanks and regards, Adrienne Adrienne Geva - Managing Director, GevaTrans Translation, Localization, DTP & Copywriting in all Languages Bi-Directional DTP Experts for Arabic & Hebrew Tel: +972 52 594 4382 www.gevatrans.com adrienne@... adrienne.geva@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 In my edition of Dorland's I read: heart attack 1. popular term for myocardial infarction 2. any of various types of acute episodes of ischemic heart disease. ischemic heart disease [...] It may manifest as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ventricular fibrillation, or sudden cardiac death. Cordialement René Meertens Check it out <http://www.renemeertens.eu/DS.html> 2010/9/9 Sue Levy > > > No, not in English at any rate. Are you thinking of cardiac arrest (arrêt > cardiaque)? That is caused by VF. > > Sue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > > > > > > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " > is > > > > > always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition > > > (such > > > > as > > > > > an anginal attack)? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > > > Sosnovsky, M.D. > > > > > Biomedical Translation & Editing > > > > > English > Russian < French > > > > > Moscow, Russia > > > > > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> <mail% > > > > 40rusmedtrans.com> > > > > > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > > > > > Tel.: +7 > > > > > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 All, Though I am not a native EN speaker, I checked my edition of Stedman's Medical Dictionary. At " Heart Attack " the only thing it provides: " Heart attack: SYN: myocardial infarction " . At " Myocardial infarction it gives the following definition: " Myocardial infarction (MI): Infarction of an area of the heart muscle, usually as a result of occlusion of a coronary artery. SYN: heart attack, infarctus myocardii " I hope this helps. Regards, Árpád Asztalos, Hungarian linguist at Medtronic Re: Heart attack In my edition of Dorland's I read: heart attack 1. popular term for myocardial infarction 2. any of various types of acute episodes of ischemic heart disease. ischemic heart disease [...] It may manifest as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ventricular fibrillation, or sudden cardiac death. Cordialement René Meertens Check it out <http://www.renemeertens.eu/DS.html> 2010/9/9 Sue Levy > > > No, not in English at any rate. Are you thinking of cardiac arrest > (arrêt cardiaque)? That is caused by VF. > > Sue > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > > > > > > > Could native English speakers please clarify whether " heart attack " > is > > > > > always myocardial infarction or it can also mean a milder condition > > > (such > > > > as > > > > > an anginal attack)? > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________ > > > > > Sosnovsky, M.D. > > > > > Biomedical Translation & Editing > > > > > English > Russian < French > > > > > Moscow, Russia > > > > > email: mail@... <mail%40rusmedtrans.com> <mail% > > > > 40rusmedtrans.com> > > > > > http://www.biomedtrans.ru > > > > > Tel.: +7 > > > > > Skype: alex_sosnovsky > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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