How to Use heart attack in a Sentence

heart attack

noun
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  • He died of a massive heart attack.
  • Her chest pains turned out to be caused by a minor heart attack.
  • Then, in 1935, at the age of fifty-three, Baruch Israel died of a heart attack.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Patients with hearts in the shape of this pot are at greater risk of a heart attack.
    — Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
  • King George VI had died in his sleep of a heart attack during the night.
    — Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald Strober, Town & Country, 3 June 2022
  • Birth control pills can raise the risk for blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks.
    — Maggie Fox, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
  • All are grilled, all with a low chance of contributing to a heart attacks.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • In the movie, Lisa dies from a sudden heart attack while at a restaurant with Monk.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Lange died at age 81 of a heart attack at his home in Mill Valley, Calif.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • His mother died in her sleep of a heart attack at age 55 three years ago.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Her mother suffered a heart attack and died on the trip.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • This may increase the risk of heart attack and heart disease.
    — Lauren Krouse, Health, 9 June 2024
  • Blood clots raise the likelihood of heart attack and stroke.
    — Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Aug. 2024
  • His daughter Mika Ito said the cause was a heart attack.
    — Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • What if the heart attack had come at a different point in the weekend?
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2022
  • One piece lodged near his heart and caused a mild heart attack a few days later.
    — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
  • People who take it may risk heart attack, strokes, and even death.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 July 2022
  • His best friend and coach, Scott Morton, passed away from a heart attack two weeks ago.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • These drugs can also lower the risk of events like heart attack or stroke.
    — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
  • That same year, Law died of a heart attack while rowing in a regatta at the age of 79.
    — Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022
  • Roger Cruz died when his son was 5, succumbing to a heart attack in front of him.
    — CBS News, 25 July 2022
  • So Randal, the video-store guy, has a massive heart attack.
    — Clark Collis, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Sudden sweating can also be one of the first signs of a heart attack.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Her death certificate listed the cause of death as a heart attack.
    — Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Men are about twice as likely as women to have a heart attack.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The researchers also note that there was a clear drop in the risk of having a sudden heart attack.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Doug suffered a heart attack after catching the two about to make love.
    — Michael Maloney, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
  • At the same time, Tevel has been coming to grips with the death of her father, who died of a heart attack three years ago.
    — Josh Hasten, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022
  • For decades, moderate drinking was said to help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This swift response is helpful for strokes or heart attacks where prompt action can significantly impact results.
    — Ethan Stone, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024

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