failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment
cardiac arrest in American English
the complete failure of the heart to pump blood
Examples of 'cardiac arrest' in a sentence
cardiac arrest
She suffered a cardiac arrest caused by a blocked heart artery.
The Sun (2016)
Paramedics fought to revive her after she suffered a cardiac arrest.
The Sun (2017)
He suffered a cardiac arrest.
The Sun (2016)
He died on August 6 after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A MAN who lost his memory after suffering a cardiac arrest while jogging was identified by his fluorescent trainers.
The Sun (2016)
He then suffered a cardiac arrest and respiratory failure.
The Sun (2015)
She then suffered a cardiac arrest after fluid from his womb sac infected her blood stream.
The Sun (2012)
Medics tried to save him but he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest.
The Sun (2008)
Last year she suffered a cardiac arrest.
The Sun (2016)
It would seem she suffered a cardiac arrest after taking drugs the night before.
The Sun (2010)
He suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the scene despite efforts to revive him.
The Sun (2016)
After staying overnight he died after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He had most of his pancreas removed and suffered collapsed lungs, cardiac arrest and kidney failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Thankfully, only a minority of heart attack victims suffer a cardiac arrest.
The Sun (2008)
She was pronounced dead in hospital, having suffered a cardiac arrest.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Only 8 per cent of patients who suffer cardiac arrest outside a hospital survive.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He suffered cardiac arrest for 50 minutes and remains in a coma.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A doctor said that he had choked then suffered a cardiac arrest.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Although such symptoms have long been known as warning signs of heart attacks, cardiac arrest is often thought to strike without warning.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A teenage cyclist who suffered a cardiac arrest during a race was revived after his heart had stopped for half an hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They should also know sudden cardiac arrests are DIFFERENT from heart attacks.
The Sun (2012)
The stricken midfielder is still recovering in a London hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham last week.