heart attack

Example Sentences

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A cardiac arrest, which is different from a heart attack, can happen for a number of different reasons.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Koc stepped down as chairman of Koc Holding in 2003, handing the reins to his eldest son, Mustafa Koc who died suddenly of a heart attack in 2016.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease – a heart attack or stroke for example – was 19% lower.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The last sitting California governor with facial hair in his official portrait was James “Sunny Jim” Rolph, a cheery Republican with a toothbrush mustache who died of a heart attack in office in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“Well, first, I fell down and Bernard almost gave himself a heart attack laughing at me.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée