Papzey:
Cardiac arrest occurs when the effective blood flow suddenly stops due to the inability of the heart to contract efficiently. Usually, some people may suffer from chest pain, nausea, or shortness of breath before it occurs. If it is not taken care of swiftly and immediately, it usually leads to sudden death.

Signs and symptoms of Cardiac Arrest:

Cardiac arrest is sometimes preceded by certain symptoms such as fainting, fatigue, blackouts, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, vomiting, and chest pain. The arrest may also occur with no warning. The symptoms also include the absence of breathing or loss of consciousness.

What are the major causes of Cardiac Arrest?

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of cardiac arrest. Other less common causes are major blood loss, lack of oxygen, very low potassium, heart failure, and intense physical exercise.

A number of inherited disorders may also increase the risk including long QT syndrome. The initial heart rhythm is most often ventricular fibrillation.

The diagnosis is confirmed by finding no pulse. While a cardiac arrest may be caused by heart attack or heart failure, these are not the same.

What are the other causes of Cardiac Arrest?

As mentioned earlier, coronary artery disease is the leading major cause of sudden cardiac arrest. There are hosts of other cardiac and non-cardiac conditions that also increase the risk. Coronary artery disease often results in coronary ischemia and ventricular fibrillation (v-fib). Cases have shown that the most common finding at postmortem examination of SCD is chronic high-grade stenosis of at least one segment of a major coronary artery, the arteries that supply the heart muscle with its blood supply.

Left ventricular hypertrophy is believed to be the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in the adult population. This is usually the result of severe high blood pressure which has caused secondary damage to the wall of the main pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle.

How to Prevent Cardiac Arrest?

The best prevention of cardiac arrest is to quit smoking, avoid heavy physical activity, getting enough sleep, and maintaining a healthy weight. The treatment for cardiac arrest is immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and if a shockable rhythm is present, defibrillation is used. An implantable cardiac defibrillator may be placed to reduce the chance of death from recurrence.

If you observe any of the above-mentioned symptoms in anyone close to you, please rush to the hospital or call emergency services immediately. Sudden cardiac arrest is killing quite a lot of young people these days.


Source: http://www.rapportnaija.com/2017/06/sudden-cardiac-arrest.html

ignis:
Which one be Cardiac arrest again?
May God deliver us from all these long grammer sicknesses.

ignis:

Thanks... Op should have written that also.

Papzey:
Cardiac arrest occurs when the effective blood flow suddenly stops due to the inability of the heart to contract efficiently. Usually, some people may suffer from chest pain, nausea, or shortness of breath before it occurs. If it is not taken care of swiftly and immediately, it usually leads to sudden death.

Signs and symptoms of Cardiac Arrest:

Cardiac arrest is sometimes preceded by certain symptoms such as fainting, fatigue, blackouts, dizziness, shortness of breath, weakness, vomiting, and chest pain. The arrest may also occur with no warning. The symptoms also include the absence of breathing or loss of consciousness.

What are the major causes of Cardiac Arrest?

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of cardiac arrest. Other less common causes are major blood loss, lack of oxygen, very low potassium, heart failure, and intense physical exercise.

A number of inherited disorders may also increase the risk including long QT syndrome. The initial heart rhythm is most often ventricular fibrillation.

The diagnosis is confirmed by finding no pulse. While a cardiac arrest may be caused by heart attack or heart failure, these are not the same.

What are the other causes of Cardiac Arrest?

As mentioned earlier, coronary artery disease is the leading major cause of sudden cardiac arrest. There are hosts of other cardiac and non-cardiac conditions that also increase the risk. Coronary artery disease often results in coronary ischemia and ventricular fibrillation (v-fib). Cases have shown that the most common finding at postmortem examination of SCD is chronic high-grade stenosis of at least one segment of a major coronary artery, the arteries that supply the heart muscle with its blood supply.

Left ventricular hypertrophy is believed to be the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in the adult population. This is usually the result of severe high blood pressure which has caused secondary damage to the wall of the main pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle.

How to Prevent Cardiac Arrest?

The best prevention of cardiac arrest is to quit smoking, avoid heavy physical activity, getting enough sleep, and maintaining a healthy weight. The treatment for cardiac arrest is immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and if a shockable rhythm is present, defibrillation is used. An implantable cardiac defibrillator may be placed to reduce the chance of death from recurrence.

If you observe any of the above-mentioned symptoms in anyone close to you, please rush to the hospital or call emergency services immediately. Sudden cardiac arrest is killing quite a lot of young people these days.


Source: http://www.rapportnaija.com/2017/06/sudden-cardiac-arrest.html

uncleFola:
thank you so much OP. But I want to ask something, there was one time like that I was having palpitation and very strong one and the doc told me to go for ECG.... Which I did, but in d result there was this "left Ventricular Hypertrophy"... Which I took back to d doc and told me to do another test on d LVH. But have not gone for the test.... Pls I want any doc in the house to explain to me what's LVH all about... Here is a picture of the test

tydi:
So make we stop weed fa

RapportNaija:


Both are different my dear. Read through, heart attack or heart failure is not same as cardiac arrest...

tydi:
So make we stop weed fa

Caustics:
how to prevent heart attack
1. shower with lukewarm water only
2. eat good
3. exercise good
4. feel aright
5. relax
6. sleep well
7. dont fight
8. dont quarrel
9. dont smoke
10. drink boiled beer
11.

Franchise21:
STOP IT!!!

chiddyok:

Na something dey kill man.

Charmerbeautylooks:
,.,....... 11. Have a good sex

ignis:
Which one be Cardiac arrest again?
May God deliver us from all these long grammer sicknesses.

tydi:


I der use am calm depression were arsenal der give me fa

NLbully:
it means heart attack

Franchise21:
Lol.. Why haven't I been depressed also?

uncleFola:
thank you so much OP. But I want to ask something, there was one time like that I was having palpitation and very strong one and the doc told me to go for ECG.... Which I did, but in d result there was this "left Ventricular Hypertrophy"... Which I took back to d doc and told me to do another test on d LVH. But have not gone for the test.... Pls I want any doc in the house to explain to me what's LVH all about... Here is a picture of the test

tydi:





individual difference bro..buh u get mind ooo

if arsenal no kill me I go kill them

mybe cus I'm supporting super eagles too

ignis:
Which one be Cardiac arrest again?
May God deliver us from all these long grammer sicknesses.

ignis:
Which one be Cardiac arrest again?
May God deliver us from all these long grammer sicknesses.

ignis:
Which one be Cardiac arrest again?
May God deliver us from all these long grammer sicknesses.

appamedes:
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My Dear It Is Not A Long Grammar But Rather It Is A Medical Term For HEART ATTACK.

AreaFada2:

Sir I suppose echo is the test you have not done yet. Try and do it soonest.
Echocardiography is a better test not just to confirm it but to search for possible cause or causes of it.

LVH means that the left chamber that does pumping of blood around the body has a thickened wall. Although it naturally has a thicker wall than the right ventricle but it still indicates that it is working too hard over time.
In older people the major cause is high blood pressure. Especially if diagnosed late or is poorly controlled.

It can also be due to congenital abnormality of the heart in younger people mostly.

Echo can detect a cause like aortic valve stenosis. Where the aortic valve if stiff and the heart has to work harder to pump blood through it. Echo can also measure the actual wall thickness.

Sacluxpaint:
It killed a late uncle of mine and guess what he was in a happy mood.

It comes with no warning.

Tiote that is always fit was not left out, more research should be done in this area, it's killing people.