How to Use cardiac in a Sentence

cardiac

1 of 2 adjective
  • The primate died on Wednesday at the age of 36 due to a cardiac event.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The blockage forces the heart to work harder and can lead to cardiac damage.
    The Enquirer, 9 May 2023
  • The screen keeps tab: How well is your hand mimicking the cardiac rhythm?
    Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The researchers focused on over 500 of the probes that relate to cardiac tissue.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 May 2023
  • Time is of the essence when a cardiac event occurs on an athletic field.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The cause of his death was a cardiac event, according to a statement on Facebook.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Light from the bulb then penetrated the skin of the mice to activate ChRmine within the cardiac cells.
    Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 1 Mar. 2023
  • When someone has some sort of cardiac disease, that’s fine.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Lily of the valley contains cardiac glycosides, which slow the heart.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Windy, a cardiac nurse, has been dealing with heart problems since 2021.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • All of that can contribute to poor cardiac health and diabetes on top of the mental health toll.
    al, 29 Dec. 2022
  • More studies need to be done to show whether there are heart benefits for people who haven’t had a cardiac event.
    Meg Tirrell, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Harrison is a cardiac hospital nurse during the day, a job that sometimes feels a little too stuck to a clock.
    Katheryn Houghton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • For men, cardiac and other disease risks went up if their HDL levels were under 40—or over 80.
    Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The GoFundMe states Barry’s death certificate cites cardiac issues as his cause of death.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • In adults around age 65 or older, however, some studies found that long naps of an hour or more were linked to a higher risk of cardiac problems.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The senator is known to have had a cardiac pacemaker implanted in 2017.
    Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • As if the drama in the Knesset and the fire on the streets weren’t enough, Netanyahu actually arrived at the Knesset plenum directly from a cardiac care unit.
    Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
  • When heart rate is too fast Like pacemakers, a cardiac defibrillator comes with a battery and wires that record the heart’s rate.
    Virginia Singla, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • These conditions can raise the risk of a heart attack or other dangerous cardiac event.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Around 1% of people have an issue with the structure of their coronary artery, and the problem is responsible for about 14% of cardiac deaths in athletes.
    Wendy Tzou, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Further, hearing loud noises can create the onset of cardiac events like a heart attack.
    Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 12 June 2023
  • Working out in cold weather improves cardiac function, boosts the immune system, lifts the mood and builds endurance in terms of overcoming the cold.
    Theresa Sullivan Barger, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Your family calls 911 and paramedics arrive and diagnose a cardiac event.
    Time, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Commotio cordis is a very rare cause of cardiac arrest due to trauma to the heart at a very specific point in a person's cardiac cycle.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Whether or not to screen healthy individuals for cardiac disease has been a topic of debate, Chung said.
    Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • Her goal after suffering a sudden cardiac event at age 13 was to start small: Find a way to provide heart screenings for her teammates and classmates.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2023
  • An autopsy revealed the cause of death was a cardiac laceration due to a shrapnel injury.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The cardiac event was caused by a congenital heart defect, the family spokesperson said in August.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Tian says the team’s first clinical target will be temporary CRT for patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.
    IEEE Spectrum, 16 Mar. 2024
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cardiac

2 of 2 noun
  • That duo evoked the cardiac-testing stylings of Heathcliff Slocumb.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Her next cardiac event was in an unlikely place: a cruise ship off the coast of Sicily.
    Greg Garrison, AL.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The human body has three types of muscle cells: Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
    Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2019
  • Mel Karnes brought a cardiac-support dog to our interview.
    cincinnati.com, 21 Jan. 2020
  • More Military and Lasers The process of identifying a person from a distance is called remote cardiac sensing.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2019
  • At Mayo, about 15% to 20% of our blood is going to trauma patients and being used in our ER; a lot of our blood gets used supporting patients through life-saving cardiac or cancer surgeries.
    Lauren Oster, Health.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Angela’s husband turned out to be a Nigerian cardiac surgeon, and his large family was raucous and witty.
    Alix Ohlin, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Those numbers have also decreased to 95 cardiac calls Thursday with 60 deaths resulting.
    NBC News, 5 May 2020
  • After escaping a cardiac-causing seeding round and dramatic play-in game, the Blazers will be rewarded with a playoff date against the game’s best player and the Western Conference’s best team.
    oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2020
  • The 81-year-old had been hospitalized late Monday, due to severe cardiac and kidney complications.
    Flora Charner, CNN, 9 July 2019
  • For many unfortunate people, their first symptom of high blood pressure is a catastrophic cardiac event.
    Blake Farmer, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2018
  • And the number of cardiac transplants performed annually has stagnated.
    Laura Kolbe, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The Clinic already allows employers - including Walmart, Boeing and others - to contract for complex adult cardiac care across the country.
    Ginger Christ, cleveland.com, 26 July 2017
  • White had hoped to add programs for financial literacy, as well as free cardiac and concussion screenings, but needed sponsorship dollars to do it.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2020
  • His cardiac and renal issues remain, however his treatment has been effective.
    Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2019
  • The technique had been pioneered a quarter of a century before by Stanford University cardiac surgeon Norman Shumway, while practicing on dogs.
    oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Kelsey Nobles, 18, of Mobile, Alabama, died April 23 from a probable cardiac arrhythmia due to myocarditis — in other words, an abnormal heartbeat caused by inflammation of the heart muscle.
    John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • If medication isn’t enough to control long QT, a surgery called left cardiac sympathetic denervation may be recommended.
    Mayo Clinic News Network (tns), The Seattle Times, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Named after renowned heart surgeon Dr. John Ochsner, the institute is a comprehensive cardiac and vascular tertiary care center with multiple locations.
    Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Berlinger said other preexisting health issues, such as cardiac and lung conditions, may also play into decisions because patients with those problems tend to not benefit as much from a ventilator.
    Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2020
  • The scientists invited these men and women to the university performance lab and tested them for various markers of cardiac and metabolic health, including insulin resistance and cholesterol levels.
    Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 13 June 2018
  • The histopathology report states the cause of death to be most likely acute cardiac arrest potentially associated with early subclinical cardiac insufficiency found during the necropsy.
    Matt Rocheleau, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • That duo evoked the cardiac-testing stylings of Heathcliff Slocumb.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Her next cardiac event was in an unlikely place: a cruise ship off the coast of Sicily.
    Greg Garrison, AL.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The human body has three types of muscle cells: Skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
    Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2019
  • Mel Karnes brought a cardiac-support dog to our interview.
    cincinnati.com, 21 Jan. 2020
  • More Military and Lasers The process of identifying a person from a distance is called remote cardiac sensing.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2019
  • At Mayo, about 15% to 20% of our blood is going to trauma patients and being used in our ER; a lot of our blood gets used supporting patients through life-saving cardiac or cancer surgeries.
    Lauren Oster, Health.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Angela’s husband turned out to be a Nigerian cardiac surgeon, and his large family was raucous and witty.
    Alix Ohlin, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Those numbers have also decreased to 95 cardiac calls Thursday with 60 deaths resulting.
    NBC News, 5 May 2020

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