heart attack

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.1.3 See also

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heart attack (plural heart attacks)

1. (cardiology, pathology) An acute myocardial infarction caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue. It is characterised by sudden severe chest pain often radiating to the shoulder, arm, or jaw, shortness of breath, nausea, and loss of consciousness, and is sometimes fatal.

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• myocardial infarction

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• Myocardial infarction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Myocardial infarction
• heart failure