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Infarction is tissue death due to a lack of oxygen caused by an obstruction of the tissue’s blood supply. The clinical effects of infarction depend on the location and severity of the infarction. For example, a myocardial infarction (heart attack) occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, causing tissue in the heart muscle to die. Symptoms may include chest pain, sweating, nausea or vomiting, and fainting. A pulmonary infarction occurs when blood flow to the lungs is blocked, causing tissue in the lungs to die. Symptoms may include coughing or spitting up blood and shortness of breath.