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Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest provide opportunity for prevention
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sudden cardiac arrest causes one in five deaths in industrialised countries.2 Most sudden cardiac arrests occur in the community in people not known to be at risk. A cardiac arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation, causes the heart to stop pumping and blood flow to cease. If blood flow i
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Study reveals warning signs of sudden cardiac arrests for preventive measu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a study by the European Society of Cardiology, sudden cardiac arrest does not occur completely unnoticed. This discovery could be a game-changer for preventive measures of this health emergency in patients at most risk.
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Obesity may lead to sudden cardiac arrests in youths
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb. 13 (ANI): Turns out, obesity among other risks play a large role in sudden cardiac arrests among the young.
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Latinos less aware of rapid heart attack response
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): Latinos are less likely to know what an automated external defibrillator (AED) is and who can use it, which could affect outcomes of sudden cardiac arrests in Latino neighborhoods, according to a preliminary research.
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