heart attack

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This 10-minute scan helps gauge your risk of a having a heart attack or stroke—and whether you should take cholesterol-lowering medication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Then, in February 2019, Buckingham suffered a heart attack and had to undergo triple bypass surgery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The 72-year-old from Earlsdon, Coventry, said he feared a stroke or a heart attack if the situation continued.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

These events included death from coronary heart disease, heart attack, or ischemic stroke.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The Warden died in a pickup basketball game, presumably from a heart attack, when he was forty-nine.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French