noun
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the formation or development of an infarct
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another word for infarct
Other Word Forms
- postinfarction adjective
Etymology
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I was sweat covered, tipping toward cardiac infarction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
The condition forces the heart to work too hard and can cause a host of other serious medical problems, such as stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney damage and vision loss.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
Raised blood lipids are a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024
It has long been unclear what the best strategy is for treating narrowings in coronary arteries separate from the specific vessel that caused the infarction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
As in: JB says that he hates basketball because it was the one thing that Dad loved the most besides us and it was the one thing that caused his myocardial infarction.
From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander
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