Synonyms for myocardial infarction
my·ocar·dial in·farc·tion

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1. myocardial infarctionnoun

   Synonyms:
   heart attack, cardiac infarction

2. myocardial infarctionnoun

   Necrosis of heart muscle caused by an interruption to the supply of blood to the heart, often as a result of coronary thrombosis.

   Synonyms:
   cardiac infarction, heart attack

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1. myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MInoun

   destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

   Synonyms:
   international nautical mile, knot, nautical mile, mile, stat mi, air mile, international mile, geographical mile, statute mile, naut mi, land mile, myocardial infarct

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1. Steven Nissen:

   I see heart patients that come in with terrible histories, multiple myocardial infarction, sometimes bypass surgery, many stents and they say, ‘Doctor, I’ve tried multiple statins, but whenever I take a statin, my muscles hurt, or they’re weak. I can’t walk upstairs. I just can’t tolerate these drugs,’ we do need alternatives for these patients.

2. Steven Nissen:

   In secondary prevention, aspirin is important. If you have a stent, if you've had a myocardial infarction or a stroke, for all of those people, aspirin works. It provides a modest but definite benefit.