Definition of myocardial infarction in English:
myocardial infarction
nounˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˈkɑːdɪəlmīəˌkärdēəl inˈfärkSH(ə)n
Medicine A heart attack.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the placebo-controlled trials, atenolol had no effect on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, or stroke.
- Beta blocker therapy is recommended in patients with a history of myocardial infarction who have no contraindications.
- The II genotype was associated with a 2-fold increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction compared with the DD genotype.
- There was a 13 percent relative reduction in the rate of heart failure in patients who had a myocardial infarction during the study period.
- Serum cardiac marker determinations play a vital role in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
Definition of myocardial infarction in US English:
myocardial infarction
nounmīəˌkärdēəl inˈfärkSH(ə)n
Medicine another term for heart attack
Example sentencesExamples
- There was a 13 percent relative reduction in the rate of heart failure in patients who had a myocardial infarction during the study period.
- Beta blocker therapy is recommended in patients with a history of myocardial infarction who have no contraindications.
- Serum cardiac marker determinations play a vital role in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
- The II genotype was associated with a 2-fold increase in the incidence of myocardial infarction compared with the DD genotype.
- In the placebo-controlled trials, atenolol had no effect on all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, or stroke.