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Synonyms

myocardial infarction

American  
Or myocardial infarct

noun

Pathology.

  1. heart attack. MI

myocardial infarction British  

noun

  1. destruction of an area of heart muscle as the result of occlusion of a coronary artery Compare coronary thrombosis

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myocardial infarction Scientific  
/ mī′ō-kär′dē-əl /

  1. See heart attack

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

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The condition forces the heart to work too hard and can cause a host of other serious medical problems, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney damage and vision loss.

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Raised blood lipids are a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke.

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Anti-inflammatory therapy to treat patients following acute myocardial infarction is an exciting prospect that deserves further translational studies, report investigators in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier.

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

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