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
Examples of heart attack in a Sentence
Emily Blackwood, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Shockingly, the book is set in a hospital, following Doctor Eitan Rose and his quest to discover what has happened when a toxic hospital consultant dies of a heart attack.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Chest pain: Severe heartburn can also cause sharp, stabbing pains in your chest, which can be mistaken for a heart attack.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
The woman was told help was on the way, but Vance died of a heart attack brought on by severe dehydration, her family announced.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Heart attack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20attack. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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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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