According to the Cleveland Clinic, SCA is not the same as a heart attack, where blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked. An attack here can sometimes cause an electrical disturbance that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
Signs and symptoms of SCA include:
shrink
weak pulse
Shortness of breath or inability to breathe
Unconsciously
Discomfort in the chest
Weakness and extreme fatigue
A fast, pounding, or pounding heart (palpitations)
Unexplained snoring
Dizziness or lightheadedness
When the heart stops, the lack of oxygen-rich blood can cause death in minutes or permanent brain damage.
Conditions leading to SCA
Health experts believe that SCA usually develops in people with previously undiagnosed heart problems. Some of them include:
Coronary artery disease: In which cholesterol clogs the arteries and reduces blood flow.
Heart attack: It can trigger ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest. Also, a heart attack can leave scar tissue in your heart.
Enlarged heart or cardiomyopathy: When the muscle walls of your heart become enlarged and dilated or thickened, it leads to heart enlargement.
Congenital heart disease: This usually occurs in children or young adults due to a birth defect that puts them at risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
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Health experts say the incidence of sudden cardiac arrest or SCA among young adults has increased, largely due to sedentary lifestyles, diabetes, alcohol, smoking and high blood pressure.
However, some patients may have no known risk factors.
According to a recent study conducted by the American Heart Association, more than 13 percent of SCA cases occur in people between the ages of 20 and 40 years. Furthermore, according to the Indian Heart Association, when heart disease strikes Indians, it is at a much younger age than other populations, often without warning.
The Clinic says SCA is mostly caused by irregular heartbeats, which stop the heart from pumping blood to the body due to an electrical defect.
SCA can be dangerous or fatal, if the victim does not receive timely intervention and treatment within six minutes.
The human heart beats 60-100 beats per minute and any fluctuation in this rate, either too slow or too fast, is referred to as cardiac arrhythmia. Those who experience a sudden increase in heart rate or are genetically predisposed to heart disease.
12-year-old boy who collapsed on school bus, dies of heart failure.
Do you know what sudden cardiac arrest he experienced?
A Class 4 student in Madhya Pradesh's district died of a sudden heart attack after collapsing in his school bus, doctors said. His family members said doctors tried to revive him by giving him CPR, but they failed. Read on to learn about sudden cardiac arrest, which usually develops in people with previously undiagnosed heart problems.
New Delhi A 12-year-old boy died of a heart attack after collapsing in a school bus in Madhya Pradesh's district on Friday (December 16), doctors said.
According to reports, the doctor who treated him said the child was the youngest person with a heart problem he knew.
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