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Note that some examples go so far wrong as to call a heart attack "heart failure", which is a completely different group of syndromes[[note]]In addition to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_failure congestive heart failure]] (CHF), which is the most common, there's also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_decompensated_heart_failure acute decompensated heart failure]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-output_heart_failure high-output heart failure]] and a number of other subtypes.[[/note]] that has to do with the heart's ability to efficiently pump the blood it receives. Unlike a heart attack, the heart doesn't stop beating during heart failure, but cardiac arrest can occur as a complication of heart failure if it isn't managed and corrected.

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Note that some examples go so far wrong as to call a heart attack "heart failure", which is a completely different group of syndromes[[note]]In addition to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_failure congestive heart failure]] (CHF), which is the most common, there's also [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_decompensated_heart_failure acute decompensated heart failure]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-output_heart_failure high-output heart failure]] and a number of other subtypes.[[/note]] that has to do with the heart's ability to efficiently pump the blood it receives. Unlike a heart attack, the heart doesn't stop beating during heart failure, but cardiac arrest can occur as a complication of heart failure if it isn't managed and corrected.
corrected. There is an actual condition that behaves similar to a Hollywood heart attack, [[https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sudden-cardiac-arrest/symptoms-causes/syc-20350634 sudden cardiac arrest]], in which the heart suddenly stops functioning entirely, often with no warning; however, it is much more rare and usually doesn't share the same causes.
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* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "[[Recap/HTFChangeOfHeart A Change of Heart]]", Disco Bear suffers a heart attack after eating a [[DeepFriedWhatever deep fried]] [[NutritionalNightmare stick of butter]] with his breakfast, which results in him dramatically grimacing while clutching his chest, ultimately falling to the ground while ''striking a pose.''

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* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "[[Recap/HTFChangeOfHeart A Change of Heart]]", Disco Bear suffers a heart attack after eating a [[DeepFriedWhatever deep fried]] deep-fried]] [[NutritionalNightmare stick of butter]] with his breakfast, which results in him dramatically grimacing while clutching his chest, ultimately falling to the ground while ''striking a pose.''
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* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "[[Recap/HTFChangeOfHeart A Change of Heart]]", Disco Bear suffers a heart attack after eating his breakfast, which results in him dramatically grimacing while clutching his chest, ultimately falling to the ground while ''striking a pose.''

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* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "[[Recap/HTFChangeOfHeart A Change of Heart]]", Disco Bear suffers a heart attack after eating a [[DeepFriedWhatever deep fried]] [[NutritionalNightmare stick of butter]] with his breakfast, which results in him dramatically grimacing while clutching his chest, ultimately falling to the ground while ''striking a pose.''
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* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "A Change of Heart", Disco Bear suffers a heart attack after eating his breakfast, which results in him dramatically grimacing while clutching his chest, ultimately falling to the ground while ''striking a pose.''

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* In the ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' episode "A "[[Recap/HTFChangeOfHeart A Change of Heart", Heart]]", Disco Bear suffers a heart attack after eating his breakfast, which results in him dramatically grimacing while clutching his chest, ultimately falling to the ground while ''striking a pose.''
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}: In one "Good Idea/Bad Idea Segment," the good idea is "Throwing a surprise party for your father," while the bad idea is "Throwing a surprise party for your grandfather." The surprise gives the old, frail grandfather such a shock that he clutches his chest and collapses.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}: ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': In one "Good Idea/Bad Idea Segment," the good idea is "Throwing a surprise party for your father," while the bad idea is "Throwing a surprise party for your grandfather." The surprise gives the old, frail grandfather such a shock that he clutches his chest and collapses.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'': In the ''Wind in the Willows'' segment, [=MacBadger=] has an attack when he learns that [[spoiler: Toad had traded Toad Hall for a motorcar]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'': In the ''Wind in the Willows'' segment, [=MacBadger=] has an attack clutches his chest and faints when he learns that [[spoiler: Toad had traded Toad Hall for a motorcar]].motorcar]]. It's probably not an actual heart attack, though, because he turns up perfectly well later.


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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}: In one "Good Idea/Bad Idea Segment," the good idea is "Throwing a surprise party for your father," while the bad idea is "Throwing a surprise party for your grandfather." The surprise gives the old, frail grandfather such a shock that he clutches his chest and collapses.

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