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Following a life-threatening delivery, Becky went into cardiac arrest and suffered internal bleeding after the removal of her placenta, which had been lodged to her uterine wall.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The snake then squeezes until the animal goes into cardiac arrest, Bartoszek said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
James went into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness on July 25, 2023.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
In July 2023, James collapsed at basketball practice at the University of Southern California after going into cardiac arrest caused by what was later diagnosed as a congenital heart defect, an abnormality within the heart structure.
—Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above
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“Cardiac arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiac%20arrest. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
cardiac arrest
noun
: abrupt temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat (as from ventricular fibrillation or asystole)
called also sudden cardiac arrest
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