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id: b58fb1cfed
section: health
first_reported: 2026-11-11 22:33 CST
updated: 2026-11-12 19:01 CST
status: reported
outlets: 3
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# UNT Dallas law professor has heart attack during class

Law professor Mike Maslanka, 73, had a heart attack during class at UNT Dallas. He credits students' CPR with saving his life; doctors shocked his heart twice.

Section: [Health](/dallas-fort-worth/section/life.md) · Entities: [Mike Maslanka](/dallas-fort-worth/wiki/mike-maslanka.md), [University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law](/dallas-fort-worth/wiki/university-of-north-texas-at-dallas-college-of-law.md)

## Coverage

- [NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/unt-law-students-rush-save-professor/4105379/), 2026-11-11 22:33 CST: UNT Law students rush to save professor; ‘If they were not there, I would be dead'
- [FOX 4 KDFW](https://www.fox4news.com/news/unt-dallas-law-students-save-professors-life-during-heart-attack), 2026-11-12 16:11 CST: UNT Dallas law students save professor’s life during heart attack
- [CBS News Texas (CBS 11)](https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/unt-dallas-law-professor-students-save-his-life-heart-attack-november-2026/), 2026-11-12 19:01 CST: UNT Dallas law professor credits students with saving his life after heart attack in class

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