sudden cardiac arrest
Abrupt heart failure
Sudden cardiac arrest is an abrupt loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness—the heart's electrical system malfunctions and it stops pumping blood.
Without immediate intervention like CPR or defibrillation, death follows within minutes.
Often confused with heart attack, which is a circulation problem; sudden cardiac arrest is an electrical problem.
He collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest during the game.
- long QT syndromeDelayed cardiac repolarization disorder
- CPREmergency revival technique
- hands-only CPRLifesaving chest compressions alone
- heart rhythmPattern of heartbeats
- ventricular fibrillationDeadly heart rhythm disorder
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