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Is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Different from a Heart Attack?

April 26, 2017arrest cardiac different Heart Attack Sudden

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Is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Different from a Heart Attack?

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Yes. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart’s electrical system malfunctions. A heart attack (also known as a myocardial infarction), occurs when a blockage in a blood vessel interrupts the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart, causing heart muscle to die. To help understand the difference, if the heart can be compared to a house, SCD occurs when there is an electrical problem and a heart attack occurs when the problem is the plumbing.