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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.
heart attack
noun
any sudden severe instance of abnormal heart functioning, esp coronary thrombosis
heart attack
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.
Also called myocardial infarction
heart attack
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.
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Eight days after announcing the decision, Giamatti died of a heart attack at 51.
Mr Young, from Edinburgh, suffered a heart attack two days later and clinicians concluded "the totality of his injuries and medical condition were not survivable".
At multiple times, including during sentencing, Kroe said he was feeling chest pains and believed he was having a heart attack.
In some rare and severe cases, the parasites have caused strokes or heart attacks.
"We were led to believe that dad had a heart attack on the table and unfortunately passed away," said Mrs Fisher.
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