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
Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
Then, in February 2019, Buckingham suffered a heart attack and had to undergo triple bypass surgery.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Over a decade later, Charles, Nancy’s husband and Savannah’s father, died of a heart attack.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Seeing the work in progress last month, that dynamic was similarly startling for Sherman, who also suggested pitcher Cole Ragans was on the verge of a heart attack at the sight.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Heart attack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heart%20attack. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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
