Is It a Heart Attack or Cardiac Arrest?

Knowing what steps to take if you witness one may allow you to save someone’s life.

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A sensation of pain or pressure in the chest is a common symptom of heart attack, but certainly not the only one. Some people simply get an overwhelming feeling that something is terribly wrong.
Heart disease is the most common cause of death in the United States, and most adults know what a heart attack is. But do you know what it means when someone has a cardiac arrest? “They are very different events,” says Venu Menon, MD, Director of the Coronary Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic. “Knowing the […]
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