How to Use heart attack in a Sentence

heart attack

noun
  • He died of a massive heart attack.
  • Her chest pains turned out to be caused by a minor heart attack.
  • The strain from the cold and the hard labor may cause a heart attack.
    Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
  • Then, in 1935, at the age of fifty-three, Baruch Israel died of a heart attack.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Two years ago, at just 36, Michaels died of a heart attack.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Patients with hearts in the shape of this pot are at greater risk of a heart attack.
    Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
  • King George VI had died in his sleep of a heart attack during the night.
    Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald Strober, Town & Country, 3 June 2022
  • Stunned fans rushed to the hospital as news of his heart attack spread in the city.
    Ashok Sharma, ajc, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Birth control pills can raise the risk for blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks.
    Maggie Fox, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
  • High levels of that protein in the blood have been linked to heart attacks and strokes.
    Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In 1875, Lapham died of a heart attack while fishing on Oconomowoc Lake.
    Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2021
  • All are grilled, all with a low chance of contributing to a heart attacks.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Karl died of a heart attack at age 54, leaving her with four teenagers to raise.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The mention of a heart attack gave my own heart a little jolt.
    Virgie Tovar, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2021
  • In the movie, Lisa dies from a sudden heart attack while at a restaurant with Monk.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Lange died at age 81 of a heart attack at his home in Mill Valley, Calif.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • A few weeks ago, wracked with grief, Joseph Parker died of a heart attack.
    courier-journal.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • While the heart attack didn't kill Wags in the Showtime series, Mr. Big wasn't so lucky.
    Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2022
  • His mother died in her sleep of a heart attack at age 55 three years ago.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Her mother suffered a heart attack and died on the trip.
    Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • This may increase the risk of heart attack and heart disease.
    Lauren Krouse, Health, 9 June 2024
  • Blood clots raise the likelihood of heart attack and stroke.
    Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Aug. 2024
  • His daughter Mika Ito said the cause was a heart attack.
    Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2023
  • In 2017, their father, Robert Carter, died from a heart attack.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
  • What if the heart attack had come at a different point in the weekend?
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2022
  • Tell that to the emergency doctors treating a surge in heart attacks this week.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Researchers found the evening people had a 16% higher risk of both heart attack and stroke.
    Dr. Joseph Wendt, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Johnson is as serious as a heart attack.
    Matthew Stolle, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Heart events such as heart attacks also go up in the days following a winter event as people go out in the cold and try to scrape sidewalks and driveways.
    Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Most of those deaths are from heart attacks.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026

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