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acute myocardial infarction
noun
Medical Definition of acute myocardial infarction
: heart attack Treatment during the first few hours after acute myocardial infarction is critical to the long-term prognosis …—Gilles Montalescot et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 21 June 2001—abbreviation AMI
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