Myocardial Infarction vs Stable Angina - Difference and Comparison

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	Myocardial Infarction	Stable Angina
What should you do?:	Call 911 or seek medical help immediately	Seek medical help soon
What doctors would do:	Give blood clot lysers, may need immediate angiography	Pain relieving medicines; may need angio at some point of time
Outcome:	May be fatal	Usually not fatal
What is it?:	Chest pain with damage to the heart	Chest pain with no damage to the heart
Cause:	Complete blockage of blood supply to heart muscle	Decrease in blood supply to heart muscle
Duration:	Chest pain usually lasts for more than 20 minutes	Usually chest pain for less than 20 minutes
Severity:	Serious condition. May cause permanent damage.	Usually no permanent damage to heart muscle

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