sudden cardiac death
Abrupt fatal arrhythmia
Sudden cardiac death is death caused by abrupt loss of heart function, typically within an hour of symptoms appearing.
Unlike a heart attack, which blocks blood flow, sudden cardiac death results from electrical malfunction—the heart stops beating effectively without warning.
It often strikes people with no known heart disease: The athlete collapsed from sudden cardiac death during practice.
- heart attackBlocked blood to muscle
- dropped deadDied suddenly, without warning
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- flat lineAbsence of vital signs
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- heart conditionsheart failure, heart disease, heart attack, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy
- Heart Emergenciesheart attack, CPR, defibrillation, heart failure, myocardial infarction
- deadly hazardsheart attacks, high voltage, electrical hazards
- channelopathieslong QT syndrome, Dravet syndrome, Bartter syndrome
- Chest Conditionspneumonia, bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, lung cancer
- heart attacksheart attack, myocardial infarction, infarction, coronary thrombosis, blocked artery
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