noun
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the formation or development of an infarct
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another word for infarct
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The REDUCE-AMI trial, published in 2024, also found no significant reduction in death or another heart attack among patients with preserved heart function who received beta blockers after myocardial infarction.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
According to the investigators, more than 80 percent of patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction are currently sent home on beta blockers.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
The “Melrose Place” and “Days of Our Lives” veteran suffered a myocardial infarction — a heart attack — according to a death certificate reviewed by People.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
I was sweat covered, tipping toward cardiac infarction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
As in: Dad’s in a coma because of a myocardial infarction, which is the same thing my grandfather died of.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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