How to Use cardiac arrest in a Sentence

cardiac arrest

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  • How long has the patient been down (in cardiac arrest)?
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
  • An autopsy said the cause of death was cardiac arrest and also cited heart conditions.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • In lay terms, cardiac arrest is an electrical problem and a heart attack is a plumbing problem, but the two are often connected.
    — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Studies also indicate that cardiac arrest was a leading cause of unexplained deaths among athletes well before the vaccine rollouts.
    — WIRED, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Strehlow said studies have found a range of health threats are more common amid extreme heat, including cardiac arrest, heart attacks and ischemic strokes — those caused by a blockage of blood supply to the brain.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
  • Tests to determine the cause of Hamlin’s cardiac arrest are reportedly ongoing.
    — WIRED, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The singer and songwriter died last week after being hospitalized following an apparent cardiac arrest.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The star died earlier this month after being rushed to the hospital from her Calabasas home after experiencing cardiac arrest.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Less than a month later, Brian Peck died in his dorm room from an undiagnosed arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, that caused sudden cardiac arrest.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
  • First responders were called to the scene for a cardiac arrest and found the 54-year-old in his jacuzzi.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
  • First responders were sent to the home on a call for cardiac arrest, the outlet said.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Sources say first responders rushed to his home on a call for a cardiac arrest.
    — Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The death certificate lists leukemia and cardiac arrest as the causes of Williams’ death.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
  • Sauer spent about a week in the I.C.U., then left the hospital 12 days after his cardiac arrest.
    — Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Debbie Guzmán, his wife, said the cause of death, in a hospital, was cardiac arrest.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The game was the first rematch for the two teams since Jan. 2, when Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field during the first quarter.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The friend then realized that Adams was in sudden cardiac arrest, the suit says.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
  • Sudden cardiac arrest is the No. 1 cause of death at school and claims the life of a student-athlete every three days.
    — Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The infant was found in a crib suffering cardiac arrest near the mother.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for high school athletes.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2023
  • On March 21, a horse suffered cardiac arrest ahead of rehearsals.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in high school athletes.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Sources added that the emergency crew responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The cause was cardiac arrest, his son Morris Lawson 3rd said.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • Emergency crews responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest, the sources said.
    — John Santucci, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Woods suffered a cardiac arrest and lay motionless on the court.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The last time these two teams faced each other, Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 22 Jan. 2023
  • Last month, Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
    — Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But few in the classic ska world were prepared for Hepcat’s singer Greg Lee to die of a brain aneurysm and cardiac arrest at the terribly young age of 53 on March 19.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
  • Conroy said Katz had bought at least one other Charged Lemonade in the days before her cardiac arrest.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2023

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