How to Use myocardial infarction in a Sentence

myocardial infarction

noun
  • Hogan died of an acute myocardial infarction, which is more commonly known as a heart attack.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Death to heart tissues is called a myocardial infarction (heart attack).
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Hogan’s death was confirmed on Thursday to be the result of an acute myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
  • There are many types and combinations of drugs used to treat a myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Three died from smoke inhalation and burn injuries, while one died from acute myocardial infarction, with a secondary cause of smoke inhalation and thermal burns, records show.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
  • During a heart attack, otherwise known as a myocardial infarction, blood flow to the heart is blocked, causing the heart muscle to begin to die from lack of oxygen.
    Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The polypill was also favorable in other measures studied in the trial, such as stroke or myocardial infarction.
    Naomi Thomas, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Mortimer died in the hospital due to an acute myocardial infarction, the effects of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.
    Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Bravo suffered an acute myocardial infarction after complications, which caused his death.
    Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The certificate lists his immediate cause of death as myocardial infarction and the condition leading up to it as coronary artery disease.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 23 July 2022
  • Importantly, heart attacks, or myocardial infarctions, are not the same as cardiac arrests, which occur when the heart stops suddenly.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Death of heart muscle tissue is the definition of a heart attack, technically called a myocardial infarction.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Junker along with Daniela Panáková — the study team leaders — simulated myocardial infarction injuries to zebrafish hearts.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2022
  • Semaglutide has demonstrated improvements in CV death, stroke and myocardial infarction.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • At the time, the hospital’s standard treatment for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) included four to six weeks of hospitalization.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2021
  • The researchers followed up with the participants for up to nine years and found that, during that time, there were 41 deaths, five nonfatal myocardial infarctions, and six nonfatal strokes.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The report lists acute pneumonia and previous myocardial infarction as contributing factors.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • According to medical records obtained by EW at the time of Hulk's death, the pro wrestler died of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Acute pneumonia and previous myocardial infarction — commonly known as a heart attack — were contributing factors.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • These drugs were initially used in patients recovering from myocardial infarction (MI) to prevent the recurrence of a heart attack.
    Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • The office lists his causes of death as acute myocardial infarction, effects of smoke inhalation, thermal injuries, and coronary artery atherosclerosis.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Influence of geomagnetic disturbances on myocardial infarctions in women and men from Brazil.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • His cause of death was cardiac arrest and acute myocardial infarction, with coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease with autonomic dysfunction listed as joint causes.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 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
  • Most important, the researchers noticed that the overall incidence of myocardial infarction for the week following the spring switchover didn't change at all — there were more cases on Monday, but fewer in the rest of the week.
    Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Aside from having a repeat myocardial infarction, there were other significant disparities in the demographics of the patients who could and could not recognize the symptoms of a heart attack.
    Amber Sayer, Health, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Heart Attack and Angina Heart attacks, also called myocardial infarction, occur when part of the heart muscle doesn't get enough blood supply, leading to the death of that muscle tissue.
    Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate whether hs-cTnI can predict the development of new undiagnosed myocardial infarction.
    Christos Varounis, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2021
  • 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

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