Heart "steal"

Cardiac arrest refers to the sudden termination of the ejection function of the heart, the disappearance of aortic pulses and heart sounds, and severe organ ischemia and hypoxia, leading to the termination of life. This unexpected sudden death is also called sudden death in medicine.

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