心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく)

しんきんこうそく
noun
myocardial infarction; heart attack
health
1. myocardial infarction; heart attack
A serious medical condition in which blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked, causing tissue damage. One of the leading causes of death worldwide.
父(ちち)は心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく)で倒(たお)れた。
My father collapsed from a heart attack.
心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく)の症状(しょうじょう)には胸(むね)の痛(いた)みがある。
Symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain.
喫煙(きつえん)や高血圧(こうけつあつ)は心筋梗塞(しんきんこうそく)のリスクを高(たか)める。
Smoking and high blood pressure increase the risk of heart attack.

A medical compound of 心筋(しんきん) (cardiac muscle, myocardium) + 梗塞(こうそく) (infarction, blockage). A critical medical term that Japanese learners may encounter in news, health discussions, and daily life.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 脳梗塞(のうこうそく): cerebral infarction, stroke — blockage of blood flow to the brain
  • 狭心症(きょうしんしょう): angina — chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart, a warning sign
  • 心臓発作(しんぞうほっさ): heart attack — a more colloquial equivalent using 発作(ほっさ) (attack, seizure)

Related Words

Related: 狭心症(きょうしんしょう) (angina)
Related: 動脈硬化(どうみゃくこうか) (arteriosclerosis)
Compare: 心不全(しんふぜん) (heart failure)
Compare: 弁膜症(べんまくしょう) (valvular heart disease)
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Added 2026.3.30 0:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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