Within 60 seconds, the character is either dead (signaling the end of a subplot) or sitting up in a pristine hospital bed with a single band-aid on their arm, having learned a valuable lesson about work-life balance.

Movies refuse to show the messy middle. Real heart attack survivors do not wake up chipper. They wake up with tubes in their throats, cracked ribs (from CPR), and weeks of rehabilitation. Conversely, many real heart attacks are "silent"—especially in women and diabetics. You won't see a quiet, undramatic heart attack in an action movie.