cardiac arrest
sudden stop in effective blood flow due to the failure of the heart to contract effectively
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Cardiac arrest is a medical condition characterized by the sudden cessation of heart function [1]. It is classified as a thoracic disease [1]. The condition results in the immediate loss of blood flow to the body and requires urgent intervention to restore cardiac activity [1].
Key Facts
- Instance of: cause of death[3], class of disease[4]
- Subclass of: congestive heart failure[5], disease[6]
- Commons category: Cardiac arrest[7]
- Symptoms and signs: heart failure[8], unconsciousness[9]
- ICD-9-CM: 427.5[10]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C50479[11], C50483[12], C50911[13]
- Different from: myocardial infarction[14]
- Health specialty: cardiology[15], emergency medicine[16]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: sodium bicarbonate[17], calcium chloride[18], calcium gluceptate[19], atropine[20], epinephrine[21], calcium gluconate[22]
- First aid measures: cardiopulmonary resuscitation[23]
- Genetic association: AKAP10[24]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0060319[25], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0060319[26], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001695[27], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_871[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[29], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Why It Matters
cardiac arrest has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]