How common are cardiac arrests?

Very common: Hundreds of thousands every year in the US.

Too common.: Each year, approximately 300, 000 persons in the United States experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; approximately 92% will die.

In young patients, very unusual: As I mentioned before, the patient must have organic disease, such as involvement of the coronary arteries, which is unusual for young patients. The patient should go see a primary care physician, have an electrocardiogram, I Holter test if required, and in the event she is very symptomatic, such as having insomnia in combination with palpitations I will provide m symptomatic medication.