myocardial
- adjective
- /ˌmaɪəˈkɑrdɪəl/
- Specialized
- 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.
- The single most common presentation for a myocardial infarction is death.
- Also, people with recent myocardial infarction.
Examples
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Several investigators have reported an increased risk of myocardial infarction and stroke associated with OSA.
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Clinical trials have demonstrated a prophylactic role for aspirin in myocardial infarction and in unstable angina pectoris.
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Also, people with recent myocardial infarction.
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- Do you want to learn about myocardial infarctions?
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The single most common presentation for a myocardial infarction is death.
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George is 65 years old and has just been discharged from the hospital after a myocardial infarction.
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The cause of death is cardiogenic shock of acute myocardial infarction.
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The diagnoses of stroke or myocardial infarction could also be made at necropsy.
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Consequently, persons with carotid artery plaques are at increased risk for myocardial infarction.
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Many patients are treated for symptoms related to myocardial issues before being diagnosed with heart disease.
Synonyms
About the heart and how it works
Compounds
- Specialized
Damage to the heart muscle that happens when blood flow is blocked, a heart attack
- Specialized
Damage to the heart muscle when blood flow stops, often called a heart attack
Surface Forms
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'.