heart attack
noun
Note: Symptoms of heart attack include discomfort or pain in the chest, shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw, shortness of breath, dizziness or lightheadedness, heartburn, nausea, excessive sweating, and extreme fatigue.
called also myocardial infarction
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
But a new study has shown that an existing immunotherapy could stop scar tissue formation after heart attacks.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Hal takes the information about the scheming Vice President to the President directly who…then apparently has a heart attack and dies on the spot.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The preliminary reason, according to a track veterinarian, was sudden death; likely a heart attack.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Heart attack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20attack. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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heart attack
nounNote: Symptoms of heart attack include discomfort or pain in the chest, shoulder, arm, back, neck, or jaw, shortness of breath, dizziness or light-headedness, heartburn, nausea, excessive sweating, and extreme fatigue.
Harvard Medical School Health LetterPeter Aldhous, Sciencecalled also acute myocardial infarction, myocardial infarction
compare angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, heart failure sense 1
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