What Causes Cardiac Arrest

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) causes the victim to be in a very deadly situation. As the name suggests, cardiac arrest is the sudden stopping of heart beat when the heart suddenly halts the process of pumping blood. This makes vital organs of the body, including the brain, deprived of the blood flow and necessary oxygen to function adequately causing permanent damage.

Generally, SCA happens due to ventricular fibrillation which is a type of arrhythmia. During arrhythmia, the victim’s heart undergoes abnormal or irregular rhythm of the heartbeat. Normally, heartbeat is controlled by the internal electrical system, and when the heart muscles stop responding to these electrical signals, the person encounters sudden cardiac arrest.

There are several reasons behind why heart muscles are not being able to respond to the electrical signals generated by the internal electrical system of the heart. These causes of SCA vary in nature and are crucial to understand to prevent one from falling into such a dangerous situation.

Read further to know what the main causes of sudden cardiac arrest are.

Causes of Cardiac Arrest
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Also called: SCA, Sudden cardiac death

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