noun
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the formation or development of an infarct
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another word for infarct
Other Word Forms
- postinfarction adjective
Etymology
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I was sweat covered, tipping toward cardiac infarction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
We should think about treating both the myocardial infarction both by quick recanalization of the vessel to restore oxygenated blood supply and also by targeting immune cells to mitigate the arrhythmic effects of the injury.
From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025
Raised blood lipids are a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024
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.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 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
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