A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest. This has been shown in a large international multicenter study ...

Madinah: A 52-year-old Indian Umrah pilgrim was saved after suffering sudden cardiac and respiratory arrest near Al-Baqi ...

Cardiac arrest is defined as a sudden stop in heart function. Essentially, the pumping function of the heart is compromised, oftentimes due to a dangerous malfunction of the heart's electrical system.

Sudden cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood or stops adequately pumping blood to circulate it throughout the body. Often, the heart stops completely, or the heart’s rhythm is ...

Angela Ryan Lee, MD, FACC, is a board-certified cardiology and internal medicine physician. She also holds board certifications from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the National Board ...

Share on Pinterest A study found that men and women experience different symptoms before a cardiac arrest. Carol Yepes/Getty Images Of the more than 356,000 cardiac arrests in the United States each ...