Question 1

what can cause sudden cardiac arrest in young people ?

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Abnormal rythm: Cardiac arrest in young people is most commonly cause by an abnormal rhythm that originates from the pumping chamber of the heart (ventricle). Heart attacks are a rare cause for cardiac arrest in young people.

Question 2

what causes sudden cardiac arrest in a young and previously healthy person?

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Depends: Undiagnosed structural heart problems can (very rarely) lead to a cardiac arrest in what appears to be an otherwise healthy person. Certain illegal drugs, particularly stimulants such as cocaine, also have the potential to cause rhythm problems that can lead to cardiac arrest.

Question 3

what is the likelihood of a young adult dying from sudden cardiac arrest?

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Low: Possible, but low. The more risk factors one has, the higher the risk. These include family history, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and diabetes.

Question 4

why do so many soccer players die from cardiac arrest when they're still young?

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Cardiac arrest: There are huge numbers of soccer players in the world. Some who have congenital sudden death risk will die when they are young. 'So many' is actually probably not that many statistically. Because soccer is a high degree of exertion, one would however expect more chance of cardiac arrest than say playing golf or curling.

Question 5

how come so many soccer players die from cardiac arrest when they are still young?

Accepted Answer

Sudden Heart Death: Sudden cardiac arrest or death in young athelets is very rare (about 100 cases per year in usa). Mostly due to ventricular fibrillation, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, cardiac arryhtmias, long qt syndrome and commotio cordis.

Question 6

i was wondering what are the chances of a young person suffering from sudden cardiac arrest?

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SCA: Sudden cardiac arrest in a healthy young person is a very low probability event. When you hear about it in a young person, they generally have a structural heart problem or an underlying disease.

Question 7

if a young, fit, and healthy person was exercising so hard their heart rate got up to 220 bmp, what would happen? would they enter cardiac arrest?

Accepted Answer

Unpredeictable: As your age is 22, after reaching 198, you are predisposed to Cardiac arrythmias, instead of normal heart beat,,, abnormal unhealthy heart contractions appear which can potentially make the heart to go to arrest. Again heart does not follow rules. It happen at lower rates too and dont happen eve at higher rates. But its not recommended to go beyond 200-Age.

Question 8

what cause cardiac arrest during c sections?

Accepted Answer

Needs full work up: It could be many things including electrolyte abnormality, effects of anesthesia or cardiac problems.

Question 9

what is cardiac arrest?

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Cardiac arrest: By definition, cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract..

Question 10

what causes cardiac arrest?

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Many things: Cardiac arrest can be caused by many problems with the heart. The most common is a heart attach which can cause fatally abnormal rhythms when the heart is starved for oxygen. Arrests can also occur from abnormalities in the electrical system of the heart; from drugs or toxins; and from abnormalities of electrolytes particularly high and low potassium.

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