heart attack
heart attack
Definition
☆ heart attack
noun
any sudden instance of the blood supply to the heart muscle itself becoming inadequate, resulting in heart muscle damage; esp., coronary thrombosis
heart attack
Usage Examples
Preposition: as
- result: Of 1200 patients, eight suffered heart attacks as a result of taking the medication.
Converse of object
- suffer: She said, " Every two minutes someone in the UK will suffer a heart attack, with only half of them surviving.
- have: A person having a heart attack will usually complain of a tight pain in the chest.
- compare: Why does exercising in the cold increase your risk of having a heart attack compared with exerting yourself under temperate conditions?
Adjective modifier
- suspected: Boatbuilder Dave Ovington of Tynemouth ( UK ) died suddenly of a suspected heart attack last weekend.
- fatal: A ndy Scott knows he should be DEAD only a sixth sense prevented him from suffering a fatal heart attack on the pitch.
- massive: Eric Morecambe, you may remember, had a massive heart attack.
- sudden: As Professor E. Schaefer ( USA ) succinctly put it, There's no such thing as a sudden heart attack.
- second: A good man had died after a second heart attack.
- subsequent: It is arguably more important than the subsequent heart attack as there is still an opportunity to change the course of events.
Preposition: on
- pitch: A ndy Scott knows he should be DEAD only a sixth sense prevented him from suffering a fatal heart attack on the pitch.
heart attack Quotes
Except for the occasional heart attack,I never felt better.
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