infarct

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The next steps are to find a way to neutralize the harmful protein and test if this can reduce VT burden and infarct size.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

The 25-year-old revealed in March that she sustained a "left occipital infarct" last year but there was no lasting damage to her brain or vision.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

If the alarm clock suddenly rings an hour earlier than usual, a weak heart can suffer an infarct.

From Scientific American • Mar. 7, 2013

A provisional cause of death has been given as "large hemorrhagic right-sided cerebral infarct", which is regarded as a stroke, according to the coroner's office.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2012

The arteries of the heart are not terminal vessels but as a rule blocking of a large branch leads to anemic infarct.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall