myocardial infarction
nounDefinition of myocardial infarction
Examples of myocardial infarction in a Sentence
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The English musician was rushed to the hospital on Aug. 13 after experiencing shortness of breath and was later treated for a myocardial infarction. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, "Bauhaus' Peter Murphy Updates Fans Following Heart Attack: 'I Am Up and Running Again'," 24 Aug. 2019 All Maryland hospitals are required to have this designation in order to perform this life-saving procedure on patients experiencing a serious type of heart attack called an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Business briefs: Hospital receives awards, re-accreditation; Carroll Bancorp second quarter results," 19 Aug. 2019 Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) the deadliest type of heart attack caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment. — Drew Reeder/share, Cincinnati.com, "Fire department earns fifth consecutive AHA award for cardiac care," 1 July 2019 This is called a myocardial infarction, or a heart attack. — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, "New information about smoking and heart disease is worse than we thought," 15 Mar. 2018 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, "Kendall Jenner Says Learning Transcendental Meditation Helped With Her Anxiety," 15 Mar. 2018 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, "In praise of the hated daylight saving time," 12 Mar. 2018 New studies reported the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke were reduced for patients who took statins combined with a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs to reach ultra-low LDL levels. — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, "New diabetes treatment tops Cleveland Clinic's Top 10 Medical Innovations 2018 list (photos)," 25 Oct. 2017 The preliminary cause of death was acute myocardial infarction and diabetic ketoacidosis, the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office reported. — Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com, "Woman dies after being booked into St. Tammany Parish jail," 11 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'myocardial infarction.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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