How your heart works: two pumps, one spark, and what a heart attack really is
Cardiac arrest vs heart attack: why they are not the same
People use the two words as if they meant one thing. In a heart attack, the heart usually keeps beating. In a cardiac arrest, it suddenly stops pumping. What goes wrong inside?
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Weeks later, Miva's uncle is back at the class, dancing slowly. In the middle of a song, Rono, the teacher, drops to the floor.
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He does not move and does not answer. Miva calls an ambulance. His heart has stopped pumping: a cardiac arrest. Is it the same thing as the heart attack of Miva's uncle?
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