MI
- noun
- /ɛm aɪ/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that an MI occurs when the blood supply to the heart is blocked.
- myocardial infarction (MI)
- infarction (MI)
- fatal MI
Examples
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Previous reports have suggested that platelet behavior, when measured post-MI, might predict outcome.
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The average age of a person experiencing a first MI is 65.8 for men and 70.4 for women.
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Women had a longer delay between MI signs and calling for medical assistance.
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Table 2 presents the MI correlations among the English and the Spanish measures.
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The present results provide evidence that MI is an effective means of enhancing performance in learning basketball tactical movements.
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An increased platelet release reaction after MI is associated with death.
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50-year-old male had a huge anterior wall MI this morning.
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Furthermore, aspirin has been effective in preventing MI in healthy American doctors.
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George has been treated with eplerenone following his diagnosis of MI with LVSD.
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The primary endpoint was the first occurrence of non-fatal or fatal MI (during hospitalization) or sudden death.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
Death of part of the body when its blood supply is blocked, often by a clot
Damage to the heart muscle that happens when blood flow is blocked, a heart attack
Damage to the heart muscle when blood flow stops, often called a heart attack
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
MI in medicine stands for myocardial infarction, the formal name for a heart attack. The parts myo and cardial mean 'muscle' and 'heart', so an MI is when part of the heart muscle is damaged because blood flow stops.