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A '''[[heart]] attack''' was a condition affecting certain individuals of [[humanoid]] species. | A '''[[heart]] attack''', scientifically referred to as '''myocardial infarction''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Immortal Beloved (audio story)|Immortal Beloved]]'', ''[[The Yes Men (audio story)|The Yes Men]]'') was a condition affecting certain individuals of [[humanoid]] species. | ||
As the [[Eighth Doctor]] noted: "[[Human]]s only have one heart, so it's perilously easy to bung it up". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Immortal Beloved (audio story)|Immortal Beloved]]'') | |||
In the [[1840s]], when a tenant farmer tried to flatten the tumulus on [[Lanyon Moor]], he dropped dead of a heart attack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'') | In the [[1840s]], when a tenant farmer tried to flatten the tumulus on [[Lanyon Moor]], he dropped dead of a heart attack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)|The Spectre of Lanyon Moor]]'') | ||
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[[Ben Jackson]]'s [[James Jackson|father]] died of a heart attack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Yes Men (audio story)|The Yes Men]]'') | [[Ben Jackson]]'s [[James Jackson|father]] died of a heart attack. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Yes Men (audio story)|The Yes Men]]'') | ||
[[Charles Kettering]] diagnosed the cause of [[Arthur Linwood]]'s death as a heart attack, but the [[Third Doctor]] doubted this. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | |||
In [[2003]], [[John Hartman]] suffered a heart attack at his [[desk]] and died. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rockery (audio story)|The Rockery]]'') | |||
In [[2011]], [[Geraint Cooper]] suffered from a series of heart attacks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'', ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | In [[2011]], [[Geraint Cooper]] suffered from a series of heart attacks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'', ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | ||
By [[2015]], [[Griffith (Forgotten Lives)|Griffith]] had survived five heart attacks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Forgotten Lives (audio story)|Forgotten Lives]]'') | By [[2015]], [[Griffith (Forgotten Lives)|Griffith]] had survived five heart attacks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Forgotten Lives (audio story)|Forgotten Lives]]'') | ||
On the night of [[14 October]] [[2016]], [[April MacLean]] suffered a form of heart attack at the [[Coal Hill School|Coal Hill Academy]] [[Autumn Prom]] when [[Corakinus]] was trying to locate her. ([[TV]]: ''[[For Tonight We Might Die (TV story)|For Tonight We Might Die]])'' | |||
[[Evelyn Smythe]] had a heart attack shortly before meeting the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'') | [[Evelyn Smythe]] had a heart attack shortly before meeting the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'') | ||
[[Don]] had a heart attack after finishing his last game of [[cricket]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]'') | [[Don]] had a heart attack after finishing his last game of [[cricket]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]'') | ||
[[Colin Colchester-Price]] told [[Jane Colchester]] that [[St John Colchester|her brother]] had died of a heart attack at a roundabout. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Future Pain (audio story)|Future Pain]]'') | [[Colin Colchester-Price]] told [[Jane Colchester]] that [[St John Colchester|her brother]] had died of a heart attack at a roundabout. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Future Pain (audio story)|Future Pain]]'') | ||
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The final stage of infection by parasitic [[Rempath]]s was a fit of rage, which resulted in a fatal heart attack. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In the Blood (novel)|In the Blood]]'') | The final stage of infection by parasitic [[Rempath]]s was a fit of rage, which resulted in a fatal heart attack. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[In the Blood (novel)|In the Blood]]'') | ||
[[Jackie Tyler]]'s father, [[Prentice (Army of Ghosts)|Prentice]], died from a heart attack in [[1997]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'') | |||
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* [[Richard Hurndall]] died of a heart attack in 1984. | * [[Richard Hurndall]] died of a heart attack in 1984. | ||
* [[Michael Craze]] died of a heart attack in 1998. | * [[Michael Craze]] died of a heart attack in 1998. | ||
[[Category:Diseases and illnesses from the real world]] | [[Category:Diseases and illnesses from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Causes of death]] | [[Category:Causes of death]] | ||
[[Category:Cardiovascular system]] | [[Category:Cardiovascular system]] | ||
[[Category:Anatomy and physiology from the real world]] | [[Category:Anatomy and physiology from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:58, 10 February 2024
A heart attack, scientifically referred to as myocardial infarction, (AUDIO: Immortal Beloved, The Yes Men) was a condition affecting certain individuals of humanoid species.
As the Eighth Doctor noted: "Humans only have one heart, so it's perilously easy to bung it up". (AUDIO: Immortal Beloved)
In the 1840s, when a tenant farmer tried to flatten the tumulus on Lanyon Moor, he dropped dead of a heart attack. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor)
The Seventh Doctor, who, being Gallifreyan, had a binary vascular system, once had a "one-sided" heart attack. (PROSE: So Vile a Sin)
Ben Jackson's father died of a heart attack. (AUDIO: The Yes Men)
Charles Kettering diagnosed the cause of Arthur Linwood's death as a heart attack, but the Third Doctor doubted this. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
In 2003, John Hartman suffered a heart attack at his desk and died. (AUDIO: The Rockery)
In 2011, Geraint Cooper suffered from a series of heart attacks. (TV: The New World, The Categories of Life)
By 2015, Griffith had survived five heart attacks. (AUDIO: Forgotten Lives)
On the night of 14 October 2016, April MacLean suffered a form of heart attack at the Coal Hill Academy Autumn Prom when Corakinus was trying to locate her. (TV: For Tonight We Might Die)
Evelyn Smythe had a heart attack shortly before meeting the Doctor. (AUDIO: Project: Lazarus)
Don had a heart attack after finishing his last game of cricket. (AUDIO: Autumn)
Colin Colchester-Price told Jane Colchester that her brother had died of a heart attack at a roundabout. (AUDIO: Future Pain)
The victims of the Foretold suffered a heart attack after the Foretold sucked out the energy from their cells. (TV: Mummy on the Orient Express)
The final stage of infection by parasitic Rempaths was a fit of rage, which resulted in a fatal heart attack. (PROSE: In the Blood)
Jackie Tyler's father, Prentice, died from a heart attack in 1997. (TV: Army of Ghosts)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Several Doctor Who contributors have suffered from heart attacks:
- Patrick Troughton had three major heart attacks, in 1978, 1984, and 1987. He died from the last one.
- Ian Marter died of a heart attack in 1986.
- Jon Pertwee died of a heart attack in 1996.
- Richard Hurndall died of a heart attack in 1984.
- Michael Craze died of a heart attack in 1998.
