All cardiac arrest synonyms
car·di·ac ar·rest
C c noun cardiac arrest
- heart attack — damage to an area of heart muscle that is deprived of oxygen, usually due to blockage of a diseased coronary artery, typically accompanied by chest pain radiating down one or both arms, the severity of the attack varying with the extent and location of the damage; myocardial infarction.
- asystole — the absence of heartbeat; cardiac arrest
- congestive heart failure — heart failure characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and abnormal congestion in the circulatory system, esp. in the lungs or lower legs
- coronary thrombosis — A coronary thrombosis is the same as a coronary.
- heart failure — a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function.
- myocardial infarction — heart attack. Abbreviation: MI.
- tachycardia — excessively rapid heartbeat.