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cardiac arrest Definition

cardiac arrest

noun

the complete failure of the heart to pump blood

cardiac arrest Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • suffer: Once somebody has suffered a cardiac arrest, there are only a few minutes in which defibrillation is likely to succeed.

Adjective modifier

  • sudden: The most common form of sudden cardiac arrest is due to ventricular fibrillation - a rapid, chaotic, lethal rhythm of the heart.