attack

attack

 [ah-tak´]

an episode or onset of illness.

anxiety attack panic attack.

heart attack

1. popular term for myocardial infarction.

2. any of various types of acute episodes of ischemic heart disease.

panic attack an episode of acute intense anxiety, with symptoms such as pounding or racing heart, sweating, trembling or shaking, feelings of choking or smothering, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, feelings of unreality, and chills or hot flashes. It is the essential feature of panic disorder and other anxiety disorders as well as other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders.

transient ischemic attack see transient ischemic attack.

vagal attack (vasovagal attack) see vasovagal attack.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

at·tack

(ă-tak'),

A sudden illness or an episode or exacerbation of chronic or recurrent illness.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

attack

(ə-tăk′)

n.

An episode or onset of a disease, often sudden in nature.

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at·tack′ v.

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attack

Vox populi An episode or event of abrupt onset. See Crack attack, Drop attack, Fatty food attack, Gallbladder, Panic attack, Sleep attack, Transient ischemic attack.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

at·tack

(ă-tak')

A sudden illness or an episode or exacerbation of chronic or recurrent illness.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about attack

Q. what should I do to prevent heart attack?

A. The American Heart Association recommends that heart attack prevention begin by age 20. This means assessing your risk factors and working to keep them low. For those over 40, or those with multiple risk factors, it’s important to calculate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Many first-ever heart attacks or strokes are fatal or disabling, so prevention is critical. The sooner you begin comprehensive risk reduction, the longer and stronger your heart will beat. For the full article and a quiz to test your heart health: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3035379
the abc's of preventing a heart attack:
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