Is It Cardiac Arrest or a Heart Attack?
It's important to know the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest. Learn how the causes, symptoms, and immediate treatments differ.
By Chris Iliades, MD
A heart attack and cardiac arrest, though both significant and dangerous, are two different cardiac events. Heart attacks happen when too little blood flow gets to the heart, but in cardiac arrest, the heart malfunctions and stops beating, at which point a person may suddenly lose consciousness.
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