heart attack

noun

Pathology.

1. 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.

heart attack

noun

1. any sudden severe instance of abnormal heart functioning, esp coronary thrombosis

heart attack

1. Necrosis of a region of the heart muscle caused by an interruption in the supply of blood to the heart, usually as a result of occlusion of a coronary artery resulting from coronary artery disease. Symptoms typically include sudden, crushing chest pain, nausea, and sweating. Characteristic changes in the electrocardiogram are used to diagnose heart attacks.

2. Also called myocardial infarction

heart attack

1. An episode of heart failure or the stopping of normal heart function; a coronary thrombosis. Symptoms of a heart attack include pain and pressure in the chest, which often spread to the shoulder, arm, and neck. Today, physicians tend to define heart attack in terms of muscle damage to the heart caused by oxygen deprivation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heart attack¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

A few months later, Cian died suddenly from a heart attack.

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According to the analysis, both medications lowered the chances of heart attack, stroke, and death from any cause.

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But the fourth a soul match with Alfred Steele, the president of Pepsi-Cola, which was cut cruelly short after four years by his death in 1959 from a heart attack.

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And researchers have been discovering a growing list of additional health benefits for the drugs, such as preventing heart attacks, alleviating sleep apnea and treating liver disease.

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A research team led by Dr. Ke Huang at Texas A&M University has created a patch designed to support heart repair following a heart attack.

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