Heart Attack

A heart attack happens when blood flow to part of the heart is disrupted, causing heart muscle in that area to begin to die. Heart attacks are usually caused by coronary artery disease which makes fatty deposits called plaque build up inside the arteries of the heart.

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Continuous CPR Helps Man to Regain Pulse After 96 Minutes
medindia 8870 Posts A 54-year-old man who collapsed on a cold winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He suffered a heart attack and despite giving CPR and six defibrillation shocks he was pulseless for more than 90 minutes. ...Read More
Posted on : Tuesday, May 3, 2011 7:06 AM

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ennairam_23
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Wow! This is the man's second life already. He is so lucky to have been alive despite not having a pulse for 90 minutes! And its great that the emergency team did not stop doing CPR on him. And of course, the real life saver here is the new device, the capnography.

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