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Understanding the Difference Between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest

MIBHS

When discussing heart health, heart attacks and cardiac arrest are two terms that are often mistaken for one another. Understanding the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest can help in recognizing symptoms, seeking prompt medical care, and even saving lives. What is a Heart Attack?

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Smidt Heart Institute Sudden Cardiac Arrest Expert Receives 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award

DAIC

“Particularly, his contributions to the sudden cardiac arrest medical knowledge base have changed the way we think about this deadly condition that we might be able to prevent on a larger scale.” Although “sudden cardiac arrest” and “heart attack” are often mistaken to be the same, the conditions are quite different.