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A '''[[Heart]] attack''' was a condition affecting certain individuals of [[near-human]] species.
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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.


The [[Seventh Doctor]], who, being [[Gallifreyan]], had a [[binary vascular system]], once had a "one-sided" heart attack. ([[NA]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]]'')
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]]'')


[[Geraint Cooper]] suffered from a series of heart attacks. ([[TW]]: ''[[The New World]]'', ''[[The Categories of Life]]'')
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]]'')


==Behind the scenes==
The [[Seventh Doctor]], who, being [[Gallifreyan]], had a [[binary vascular system]], once had a "one-sided" heart attack. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin (novel)|So Vile a Sin]]'')
 
[[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]]'')
 
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]]'')
 
[[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]]'')
 
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 (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'')
 
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]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Several ''Doctor Who'' contributors have suffered from heart attacks:
Several ''Doctor Who'' contributors have suffered from heart attacks:
*[[Patrick Troughton]] had three major heart attacks, in [[1978]], [[1984]] and [[1987]] respectively, he died from the last one.
* [[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]].
* [[Ian Marter]] died of a heart attack in 1986.
*[[Jon Pertwee]] died of a heart attack in [[1996]].
* [[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.
 
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[[Category:Anatomy and physiology from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 21:58, 10 February 2024

Heart attack

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: