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 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

She had come to find out the truth, shielding Papi from the news and the heart attack he would surely die of if he knew.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez