Insufficient blood flow to the myocardium is referred to as myocardial:

A. angina
B. arteriosclerosis
C. atherosclerosis
D. ischemia


d
Rationale: When the delivery of oxygen to the myocardium is inadequate to meet the heart's oxygen consumption needs, myocardial ischemia (insufficient blood flow to the myocardium) occurs.

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