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What does heart attack mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word heart attack? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
  2. (figuratively) Death or failure.
  3. shock or surprise (you nearly gave me a heart attack)
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His brother died of a heart attack a year ago and his father has had three attacks this year.
Jenkins' heart attack was caused by five blocked arteries, which required her to have quintuple bypass surgery.
Someone has a heart attack every two minutes adding up to 275,000 people each year.
The major medical causes of karoshi deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress.
The sudden, abrupt death from a heart attack of the 14-year-old from Strensall shattered all those who knew and loved him.
More serious risks include life-threatening blood clots, stroke, and heart attack.

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