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myocardial

myocardial

11 7.4
Relating to the heart muscle
  • adjective
  • /ˌmaɪəˈkɑrdɪəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : miocárdico
  • The symptoms you've had can be a sign of myocardial infarction, a heart attack.
  • myocardial infarction
  • myocardial ischemia
  • acute myocardial

The single most common presentation for a myocardial infarction is death.

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Examples

  • Several investigators have reported an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke associated with OSA.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Clinical trials have demonstrated a prophylactic role for aspirin in myocardial infarction and in unstable angina pectoris.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Also, people with recent myocardial infarction.

  • - Do you want to learn about myocardial infarctions?

  • The single most common presentation for a myocardial infarction is death.

  • George is 65 years old and has just been discharged from the hospital after a myocardial infarction.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The cause of death is cardiogenic shock of acute myocardial infarction.

  • The diagnoses of stroke or myocardial infarction could also be made at necropsy.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Consequently, persons with carotid artery plaques are at increased risk for myocardial infarction.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Many patients are treated for symptoms related to myocardial issues before being diagnosed with heart disease.

Synonyms

cardiac
vsmyocardial
  • Specialized
159 4.1

About the heart and how it works

refers specifically to the heart muscle tissue rather than the whole organ

Compounds

myocardial infarction
  • Specialized
7 5.3

Damage to the heart muscle that happens when blood flow is blocked, a heart attack

myocardial infarct
  • Specialized
6.0

Damage to the heart muscle when blood flow stops, often called a heart attack

6.8

Swelling of the heart muscle that can make the heart weak

Surface Forms

myocardial positive

Morphology

myocardial = myocardium (semi-transparent) = myo + cardi + al

The adjective is regularly formed from the technical noun 'myocardium' with '-al', but the classical combining forms make it less accessible to a general learner.

Etymology

The word myocardial comes from two Greek parts: myo- meaning 'muscle' and cardi- meaning 'heart', the same root you see in cardio and cardiac. So myocardial means 'relating to the heart muscle'.