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myocardial infarction Definition

myocardial infarction

noun

heart attack

myocardial infarction Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • follow: The coronary heart disease pathfinder project assessed services to patients following myocardial infarction.
  • suffer: Mrs Q had suffered a myocardial infarction whilst in the unit.
  • have: About 40 % had had a prior myocardial infarction.
  • prevent: Aspirin versus heparin to prevent myocardial infarction during the acute phase of unstable angina.
  • include: Outcomes included postoperative myocardial infarction, or myocardial ischaemia, or cardiac death over a longer period.
  • experience: Sample groups Patients with non-specific CAD, experiencing an acute myocardial infarction, small coronary arteries, chronic total occlusion of a coronary artery.

Adjective modifier

  • acute: Where all of the above shows a definite acute myocardial infarction.
  • non-fatal: Cigarette smoking, tar yields, and non-fatal myocardial infarction: 14,000 cases and 32,000 controls in the United Kingdom.
  • suspected: A 1997 study looked at the relative effects of fish oil and mustard oil on subjects with suspected myocardial infarction.
  • uncomplicated: Cardiologists consider that after uncomplicated myocardial infarction a delay of six weeks is acceptable.
  • recent: From this, she inferred that Mrs Bill had had a recent myocardial infarction.
  • definite: Where all of the above shows a definite acute myocardial infarction.

Preposition: by

  • %: Aspirin significantly reduced cardiovascular events by 15 % and myocardial infarction by 36 % .

Preposition: in

  • patient: For example, use of GTN may be associated with myocardial infarction in patients presenting with chest pain.
  • man: Serum calcium: a new, independent prospective risk factor for myocardial infarction in middle-aged men followed for 18 years.
  • cohort: I. Risk factors for myocardial infarction in a cohort of 5790 men.
  • country: Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries.

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