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65 y/o passed away unexpectedly. when found lips were blue, slight pulse in wrist. emt couldnt bring back. could this be heart attack? would lips turn blue?
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Yes. That is central cyanosis, a sign of grave insufficiency of circulation. Cardiovascular collapse was most likely caused by either a massive heart attack ( acute myocardial infarction) or cardiac arrest caused by ventricular tachycardia terminating in ventricular fibrillation or terminal cardiac standstill.
Answered 7/7/2022
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Lip cyanosis is relatively common in life threatening conditions, a heart attack remains possible, but blue lips are by no means diagnostic for a heart attack.
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A heart attack is one explanation, another one could be a large pulmonary embolus.
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