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2. Cardiac arrest - Wikipedia

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   The risk of cardiac arrest is still present, and people with family histories of sudden cardiac arrests should be screened for LQTS and other treatable causes of lethal arrhythmia. Higher levels of risk for cardiac arrest are associated with female sex, more significant QT prolongation, history of unexplained syncope (fainting spells), or ...

3. What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure? - AOL

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   Unlike cardiac arrest, a heart attack is a circulation problem. When circulation is blocked or cut off in some way and blood is no longer supplied to the heart muscle, this can damage that muscle ...

4. Hs and Ts - Wikipedia

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   Peri-arrest treatment includes giving IV fluids and blood transfusions, and controlling the source of any bleeding - by direct pressure for external bleeding, or emergency surgical techniques such as esophageal banding, gastroesophageal balloon tamponade (for treatment of massive gastrointestinal bleeding such as in esophageal varices ...

5. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men & How to Prevent Them

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   Cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency when your heart stops beating suddenly. ... A sudden blow to the left side of your chest (commotio cordis) ... Treatment for cardiovascular ...

6. Chain of survival - Wikipedia

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   Mary M. Newman, co-founder and president/CEO of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) Foundation and previous executive director of the National Center for Early Defibrillation at the University of Pittsburgh, [9] developed the chain of survival metaphor and first described it [6] in an article she wrote for the Journal of Emergency Medical Services ...

7. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - Wikipedia

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   Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation, or mouth to mouth in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing in a person who is in cardiac arrest.

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   Treatments for cardiac arrest include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). ... sudden cardiac arrest is the leading medical cause of death for ...

9. Wearable cardioverter defibrillator - Wikipedia

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   A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is a non-invasive, external device for patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). [1] It allows physicians time to assess their patient's arrhythmic risk and see if their ejection fraction improves before determining the next steps in patient care.