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Acute pneumonia and previous myocardial infarction — commonly known as a heart attack — were contributing factors.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 Muldoon died of myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, on April 19, according to the death certificate, viewed by PEOPLE.—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 The report also listed previous myocardial infarction (a heart attack) and acute pneumonia as contributing factors in his death, and the manner of death was determined to be natural.—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 May 2026 His official cause of death was listed as myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack, US Weekly reported.—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for myocardial infarction