heart attack
noun1
Cardiology, Medicine, Pathology, Sciences An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
- Before kick-off, a section of Chelsea's support sadly let themselves and their club down by noisily interrupting the silence held in memory of the Hillsborough disaster and for Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini, who collapsed and died after suffering a heart attack during a Serie B game on Saturday.2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC:
2
Figuratively A major fright.
- She'll have a heart attack when she sees that!
3
Figuratively Death or failure.
- My computer had a heart attack when I tried to get it to run that program.
- Derived terms
- heart attack on a plate, serious as a heart attack
- Related terms
- cardiac arrest, heart failure