myocardial infarction

noun

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This is different from a heart attack (myocardial infarction), which occurs when a coronary artery is blocked, cutting off blood supply and causing injury to the heart muscle, according to the American Heart Association. Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025 Influence of geomagnetic disturbances on myocardial infarctions in women and men from Brazil. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Hulk, whose real name was Terrence Gene Bollea, died of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, on July 24. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 This can damage or kill heart tissue, leading to a heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction (MI).3 6. Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for myocardial infarction

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of myocardial infarction was in 1927

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“Myocardial infarction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myocardial%20infarction. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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myocardial infarction

noun

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