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myocardial

British

/ ˌmaɪəʊˈkɑːdɪəl /

adjective

of or relating to the muscular tissue of the heart

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It is also used in medical care to track heart conditions like myocardial infarctions, atrial fibrillation, and atherosclerosis.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

And myocardial bridging refers to a coronary artery that passes through a band of heart muscle instead of lying on top of it.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Anti-inflammatory therapy to treat patients following acute myocardial infarction is an exciting prospect that deserves further translational studies, report investigators in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

Similarly, a January paper in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology determined that people who use dentures are more likely to have coronary artery disease, strokes, myocardial infarctions, heart failures and type 2 diabetes.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024

As in: The doctor sees me Googling the symptoms — coughing, sweating, vomiting, nosebleeds — and he says, You know we cant be sure what causes a myocardial infarction.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

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