How do you say “heart attack” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "heart attack" in Vietnamese?

"Heart attack" in Vietnamese is nhồi máu cơ tim (myocardial infarction).

“Heart attack” in Vietnamese is nhồi máu cơ tim (myocardial infarction).

Vietnamese words for “heart attack”

nhồi máu cơ timnoun
Hanoi [ɲoj˨˩ maw˧˦ kəː˧˧ tim˧˧] · Saigon [ɲoj˨˩ ma(ː)w˦˥ kəː˧˧ tim˧˧]nhồi falling máu rising cơ level tim level
myocardial infarction; heart attack
for “heart attack” meaning: 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.
- Bạn vừa bị nhồi máu cơ tim.You just had a heart attack.

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