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cardiac arrest

noun

Pathology.

abrupt cessation of heartbeat.

cardiac arrest

noun

failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment

cardiac arrest

See heart attack.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac arrest¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Yulin died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in New York, his manager Sue Leibman and his family confirmed in a statement to The Times on Thursday.

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Police were called at about 23:30 GMT to reports of the disturbance and found Mr Rivero unconscious on the pavement with a severe head injury and in cardiac arrest.

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Doctors also concluded nothing more could be done to resuscitate her after she later went into cardiac arrest, the inquest heard.

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He was called to a football fan in Birmingham, reportedly in cardiac arrest - but the patient was drunk and Mr Hoy said he was attacked.

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"He's had three cardiac arrests in his young life," she told BBC News NI.

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cardiac cardiac cycle

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