heart attack

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There was also tragedy in their family life -- in 2016 their eldest daughter, Laurence, died aged 58, after a heart attack and having suffered with anorexia since 1974.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Bill Heym, who is in the Novartis trial, didn’t find out that he had high levels of the particle until he suffered a heart attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 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

Asked by an audience member whether she would go into the jungle she said: "When you see the snakes around their heads, I think I would have a heart attack."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

A significant number of those people filing into the ED—on average, about thirty a day—were worried that they were having a heart attack.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell