What Is Silent Myocardial Ischemia

question 59

Multiple Choice

What is silent myocardial ischemia?

• A)a heart attack without pain
• B)a stroke
• C)a cardiac arrhythmia that decreases contractility of the ventricles
• D)a cardiac arrhythmia that shuts down the pacemaker cells of the SA node
• E)a cardiac arrhythmia that decreases contractility of the atria

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Definitions:

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