Cardiac Arrest - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood around the body, commonly because of an electrical signal problem in the heart, resulting in sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing, and consciousness.

Symptoms-
Chest pain

Dizziness

Fainting

Fatigue and weakness

No pulse

Palpitations

Shortness of breath

Sudden collapse

Unconsciousness

Unresponsiveness

Vomiting

Causes-

Arrhythmia

Atherosclerosis

Congenital Heart Disease

Drug abuse of cocaine or amphetamines

Electrical Impulse problems

A family history of heart disease

Heart attack

Heart failure

High blood pressure

High cholesterol

History of a heart attack

Irregular Heart Valves

Large Heart

Long QT syndrome

Low potassium or magnesium

Male gender

Obesity

Sedentary lifestyle

Smoking

Ventricular fibrillation

Specialists to Visit
Cardiologist
Critical Care Doctor
Emergency Medicine Doctor

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References-
https://www.mayoclinic.org
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.healthline.com
https://www.heart.org
https://www.medicinenet.com
https://www.bhf.org.uk
https://www.webmd.com
https://www.heartfoundation.org.nz