Cardiac Arrest

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Cardiac Arrest
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What is Cardiac Arrest?

• Cardiac arrest is an extreme and sudden medical
  emergency condition in which the heart stops its
  functioning and there is an unexpected loss of
  breath and consciousness. Cardiac arrest and
  heart attack are most often confused to be the
  same but they are not.

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Risk Factors related to Cardiac Arrest

• Some causes of cardiac arrest include the
  following
• Personal or family history of forms of heart
  disease
• Smoking
• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol
• Obesity
• Diabetes
• A sedentary lifestyle
• Drinking
• Increasing Age
• Men - 2 to 3 times more likely to experience
  sudden cardiac arrest
• Drug abuse of cocaine or amphetamines

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Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrest

• Electrocardiogram
• Blood tests to check the levels of potassium,
  magnesium, hormones and other chemicals that may
  affect your heart's ability to function properly
• Imaging tests like chest X-ray, echocardiogram,
  nuclear scan
• Other tests like Electrical system
  (electrophysiological) testing and mapping,
  Coronary catheterization (angiogram), Ejection
  fraction testing

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Symptoms of Cardiac Arrest

• Symptoms of cardiac arrest are very immediate
  and drastic, and they come without any warning
• Sudden collapse
• No pulse
• No breathing
• Loss of consciousness
• Fatigue and weakness
• Fainting, blackouts, dizziness
• Chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations
• Vomiting

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Treatment of Cardiac Arrest

• Cardiac Arrest prevention is the first step of
  treating it. When a person is experiencing any
  sort of symptoms, it is imperative that immediate
  cardiac arrest treatment is given by the best
  cardiac surgeons for survival
• CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is
  critical to treating sudden cardiac arrest
• Defibrillation
• Long-term treatment of medications, implantation
  of cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and surgery
  like coronary angioplasty, coronary bypass
  surgery, radiofrequency catheter ablation or
  corrective heart surgery

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