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heart attacks

  • plural
    of heart attack.
    heart attack
    noun
    damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery, typically accompanied by chest pain radiating down one or both arms, the severity of the attack varying with the extent and location of the damage; myocardial infarction.

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In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

The Phase 3 study found a drug didn’t reduce the risk of cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The company said that the drug didn’t reduce the risk of cardiovascular events—including deaths, heart attacks and strokes—compared with a placebo.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Previous research has linked greater consumption of UPFs with higher risks of overweight and obesity, metabolic disease, inflammatory markers, cardiovascular disease, especially heart attacks and strokes, and premature death.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

This is why we keep statistics in sports, and why it makes sense to do a computer analysis of all the factors that go into diagnosing heart attacks.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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