noun
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the formation or development of an infarct
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another word for infarct
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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
Acute pneumonia and a previous myocardial infarction — a heart attack — were listed as contributing factors in his death.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
I was sweat covered, tipping toward cardiac infarction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
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.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
As in: JB says that he hates basketball because it was the one thing that Dad loved the most besides us and it was the one thing that caused his myocardial infarction.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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