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myocardial

British  
/ ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the muscular tissue of the heart

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This work is important because ventricular arrhythmia is the most lethal complication after myocardial infarction.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

And myocardial bridging refers to a coronary artery that passes through a band of heart muscle instead of lying on top of it.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Similarly, a January paper in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology determined that people who use dentures are more likely to have coronary artery disease, strokes, myocardial infarctions, heart failures and type 2 diabetes.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024

When this is disrupted, it leads to worse cardiovascular disease outcomes including myocardial infarction and heart failure.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

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