cardiac arrest vs heart attack

cardiac arrest

noun
  • Sudden and complete cessation of the heartbeat resulting in the loss of effective circulation of the blood. 

heart attack

noun
  • An acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue. 

  • Death or failure. 

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