A heart attack is a sudden blockage stopping blood reaching the heart muscle. Have a heart attack.
It is not the same as the heart stopping, though one can lead to the other. A heart attack in women often shows as sickness and breathlessness rather than chest pain.
1nounheart attackA sudden blockage stopping blood reaching the heart muscle.
“The heart attack happened in a car park and he was lucky.”
heart attack is an illness.
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