Cardiac Arrest Medical Term

What is Cardiac Arrest? | American Heart Association

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What is cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have been diagnosed with heart disease. It can come on suddenly or in the wake of other symptoms. Cardiac arrest is often fatal if appropriate …

Cardiac Arrest: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

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Ventricular tachycardia. Conditions and situations that can lead to these abnormal heart rhythms are the underlying causes of sudden cardiac arrest. These include: …

Cardiac Arrest - What Is Cardiac Arrest? | NHLBI, NIH

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Cardiac arrests are caused by certain types of arrhythmias that prevent the heart from pumping blood. Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency. Nine out of 10 …

Cardiac Arrest | American Heart Association

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About Cardiac Arrest. Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have been diagnosed with heart disease. It can come on suddenly or in the wake of other symptoms. Cardiac arrest …

Cardiac arrest - Wikipedia

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Cardiac Arrest | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Cardiac arrest, also known as sudden cardiac arrest, is when the heart stops beating suddenly. The lack of blood flow to the brain and other organs can cause a person to lose …

Sudden cardiac arrest - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo …

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Treatment for sudden cardiac death includes: CPR. Immediate CPR is needed to treat sudden cardiac arrest and prevent death. Resetting the heart rhythm. …

Cardiac arrest | definition of cardiac arrest by Medical …

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cardiac arrest: [ ah-rest´ ] sudden cessation or stoppage. cardiac arrest see cardiac arrest . epiphyseal arrest premature arrest of the longitudinal growth of bone due to …

Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA): Causes and Treatment

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Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a condition where your heart stops because the electrical activity in your heart is too weak to make your heart beat. When your heart …

Differences Between Respiratory Arrest and Cardiac …

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The difference between them is the presence of a pulse. During respiratory (also known as pulmonary) arrest, breathing stops. During cardiac arrest, blood flow stops. Technically, cardiac arrest …