What is the most common cause(s) for Cardiac arrest?

Long QT Syndrome, Torsades De Pointes, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, Arrhythmiogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia, Ventricular Fibrillation.

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lack of oxygen . this can happen if the arteries if thr heart are blocked or if you would choke

Inadequate blood supply to the heart which in turn deprives the heart muscles of oxygen is a common cause of cardiac arrest. This may be as a result of severe bleeding from ruptured veins and arteries, blockage in the arteries and other heart vessels or even low circulatory fluid volume caused by severe dehydration.

Heart Attack, Myocardial infarction, 30% of all Heart Attack patients Die within the first year.

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