Diagnosed with subendocardial infarction

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The client presents to the emergency department with substernal chest pain and is diagnosed with a subendocardial infarction. The client asks the nurse what that means. Which description should the nurse use about the damage? Involving the inner layer of the heart. On the posterior wall of the left ventricle. Involving the full thickness of the wall. On the anterior wall of the left ventricle.

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