Diff between heart attack, cardiac arrest & stroke??

heart attack is when blood flow is restricted from passing through the heart, often due to excess cholesterol built up in the arteries. When the blood doesnt go through, the heart pumps harder and eventually seizes. A stroke is when a piece of the cholesterol buildup in the artery breaks off and flows to the brain. It cause that certain part of the brain to lose blood, and that part of the brain dies. Often resulting in paralysis.

and cardiac arrest is when the heart breaks rhythm and stops pumping efficiently.

and cardiac arrest is when your heart just stops. it could be for a number of reasons. for example if you get hit in the heart at just the right time during beats it could stop. a kid died cause he got hit in the chest with a lacrosse ball

Heart Attack - Loss of Blood Flow to Heart Muscle resulting in Death of muscle

Cardiac Arrest - Loss of viable conduction of the heart resulting in no pulse.

Stroke - Loss of blood flow to brain tissue resulting in death of tissue. Can be caused by both Bleeding (aneurysm) or clotting (Atherosclerosis)

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