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2. Beating heart cadaver - Wikipedia

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   A beating heart cadaver is a body that is pronounced dead in all medical and legal definitions, connected to a medical ventilator, and retains cardio-pulmonary functions. This keeps the organs of the body, including the heart, functioning and alive. [1] As a result, the period of time in which the organs may be used for transplantation is extended.

3. Cardiac arrest - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest [SCA] [11]) is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. [12] [1] When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly circulate around the body and the blood flow to the brain and other organs is decreased.

4. Chain of survival - Wikipedia

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   Rapid defibrillation outside of the hospital improves the chances of survival by as much as 30%, and involves using an automated external defibrillator (AED) to shock the patient's heart. [16] While CPR keeps blood flowing artificially, [17] rapid defibrillation is the only way to restart the heart and reset it to a healthy rhythm. [18]

5. When Should You See a Doctor About Heart Palpitations ... - AOL

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   “When the heart doesn't beat properly, it can't pump blood effectively. When this happens, the lungs, brain and all other organs can't work properly and may shut down or be damaged,” Dr. Mehta ...

6. Device keeps hearts beating on their way to transplant - AOL

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   Enter the so-called "heart in a That's because doctors have long said a heart taken from a deceased patient can be too damaged or deteriorated by the time they can get to it. Device keeps hearts ...

7. Palpitations - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms include a rapid pulsation, an abnormally rapid or irregular beating of the heart. [1] Palpitations are a sensory symptom and are often described as a skipped beat, rapid fluttering in the chest, pounding sensation in the chest or neck, or a flip-flopping in the chest. [1]

8. Heart - Wikipedia

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   The heart is a muscular organ found in humans and other animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels. [1] Heart and blood vessels together make the circulatory system. [2] The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissue, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. [3]

9. Your resting heart rate can tell you a lot about your health ...

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   Those are times to seek out help because it may not be a reflection of your resting heart rate, but an abnormal heart rhythm that should get evaluated.” Having a pulse over 100 bpm is called ...