heart attack

heart attack

n.

Sudden interruption or insufficiency of the supply of blood to the heart, typically resulting from occlusion or obstruction of a coronary artery and often characterized by severe chest pain. Also called myocardial infarction.

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heart attack

n

(Medicine / Pathology) any sudden severe instance of abnormal heart functioning, esp coronary thrombosis

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heart attack

Necrosis of a region of the heart muscle caused by an interruption in the supply of blood to the heart, usually as a result of occlusion of a coronary artery resulting from coronary artery disease. Symptoms typically include sudden, crushing chest pain, nausea, and sweating. Characteristic changes in the electrocardiogram are used to diagnose heart attacks. Also called myocardial infarction.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

heart attack - a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea" coronary, coronary thrombosis - obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) coronary failure, heart failure - inability of the heart to pump enough blood to sustain normal bodily functions MI, myocardial infarct, myocardial infarction - destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

Translations

heart attack n (Med) → infarto

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heart attack n (Med) → infarto

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