is infarction considered death of a cell
Not to be confused with Infraction. Infarction is tissue death (necrosis) caused by a reduction / stoppage in blood flow due to artery blockages, mechanical compression, rupture, or vasoconstriction. There may be ischemia, a slowing of blood flow, or hemorrhage, a rupture of an artery causing bleeding. The resulting lesion is referred to as an infarct (from the Latin infarctus, stuffed into). Myocardial infarction is the partial death of heart tissue commonly known as heart attack.