Sudden cardiac arrest in young people is rare, but it does happen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that about 2,000 young, seemingly healthy people under age 25 in the US die each year of sudden cardiac arrest. There has been an alarming trend of heart attac...
Sudden cardiac arrestSudden cardiac deathUnexplained sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the young remains a critical issue for clinicians, researchers, patients and their family members. In this review, we explore the current status of SCA and SCD evaluation in the ...
While cardiac arrest in athletes may not always make headlines, it occurs more often than many realize, Gounder said. "It really hits the headlines when it's somebody famous, like Damar Hamlin, like Bronny James. But this is certainly something that happens," Gounder said. A study by re...
Eye on America: Cardiac arrest in athletes and more Following the on-field collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, we find out what parents should know about cardiac arrest in young athletes. We also sit down at the dinner table for food and conversation about raising a multicultural fa...
Ventricular premature beats persisting after the cardiac arrest may reflect underlying myocardial instability and reperfusion or a key component of an ACM phenotype. There are several normal variants in the young that should not raise concern, including T-wave inversion in the right precordial leads;...
A cardiac arrest is described as a sudden or abrupt heartbeat loss in a person with undetected heart disease. It typically occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood throughout the body. Getting prompt medical attention is the best course of action if you or anyone near you experience...
“Heart attack due tocoronary artery disease (CAD)is a common cause of cardiac arrest in older adults,” saidKiran Kashyap, MD, an interventional cardiologist with the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network. “In young people, the most common causes of cardiac arrest arecar...
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Sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops beating and leads to a loss of consciousness. Death can occur in minutes.
Cardiac arrest - the sudden loss of heart function - causes more than 436,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to the American Heart Association. It is different from a heart attack, which happens when blood flow to the heart is blocked. ...