Cardiac Arrest Complete Information in Brief.

Cardiac Arrest | Cardiac arrest is a sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to effectively pump.

Symptoms of cardiac arrest - Symptoms Include loss of consciousness and abnormal or absent breathing, chest pain, shortness of breath, or nausea before cardiac arrest. If not treated within minutes, it typically leads to death.

Causes of Heart Attack is coronary artery disease which is due to High cholesterol, Obesity, Sedentary life style. Less common causes include major blood loss, lack of oxygen, very low potassium, heart failure, and intense physical exercise.The initial heart rhythm is most often ventricular fibrillation. The diagnosis is confirmed by finding no pulse. While a cardiac arrest may be caused by heart attack or heart failure, these are not the same.

Prevention - Stop smoking, physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, Low cholesterol diet.

Treatment for cardiac arrest - It includes immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and, if a shock able rhythm is present, defibrillation. Among those who survive, targeted temperature management may improve outcomes. An implantable cardiac defibrillator may be placed to reduce the chance of death from recurrence.

The study estimation of cardiovascular mortality in India, shows that heart ailments caused more than 2.1 million deaths in India in 2015 at all ages, or more than a quarter of all deaths. At ages 30-69 years, of 1.3 million cardiovascular deaths, 0.9 million (68.4%) were caused by coronary heart disease and 0.4 million (28.0%) by stroke.


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