heart attack

Example Sentences

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John died suddenly at the end of April after being admitted to hospital for routine checks and suffering a heart attack.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

But earlier this month, Dedic failed to show up to court and claimed to have suffered a heart attack in Sarajevo.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

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

A family in Baltimore claimed that their sixty-year-old father suffered a heart attack after becoming excited during the broadcast and died two weeks later.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow