heart attack

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === heart attack (plural heart attacks) (cardiology, pathology) 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. Synonym: myocardial infarction (figurative) A major fright. (figurative) Death or failure. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: haartätäkki ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === myocardial infarction on Wikipedia.Wikipedia