heart attacknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɑːt əˌtæk/us/ˈhɑːrt əˌtæk/B1 a serious medical condition in which the heart does not get enough blood, causing great pain and often leading to death:
John had a heart attack three years ago.
More examples
- He collapsed and died of a heart attack.
- Since my heart attack, I've cut fatty foods out altogether.
- He has suffered a mild heart attack - nothing too serious.
- The doctor has told him to slow down or he'll have a heart attack.
- A heart attack is caused by the blood vessels that supply the blood to the heart muscle getting blocked.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- anemic
- angina
- blood poisoning
- deep vein thrombosis
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pediatric thrombocytopenia
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
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Idiom(s)
nearly/almost have a heart attack