heart attack
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That's when cold water can cause a sudden heart attack by increasing your heart rate, or making you gasp for breath and inhaling water directly into the lungs, leading to drowning.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jones died Sunday of a heart attack at his home in Virginia, his wife, Alma Viator, said on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Blood pressure can then rise more sharply, potentially contributing to a cardiac event such as a heart attack.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The company said it remains committed to cardiovascular disease and that it plans to continue two additional trials testing ziltivekimab in people with heart failure and in people who suffered an acute heart attack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If I have a heart attack now, I’m gonna be so mad!
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
