Heart attack and Cardiac arrest
One of the most prolific and beloved political figures of India, Sushma Swaraj suffered a massive cardiac on Tuesday night and left the whole country in grief. The untimely death of the former foreign minister has triggered a wave of shock and disbelief with emotional tributes pouring in from all the sects of the society. While we come in terms with the sudden demise some of the popular people’s leader, here is detailed break-down of the difference between Heart attack and Sudden cardiac arrest . A lot of media outlets are using the terms heart attack and cardiac arrest interchangeably, mistaking it to be the same disease, but they are not. To understand the difference between the two, it is important to know what exactly happens in the body during both heart attack and cardiac arrest. What is a heart attack? A heart attack happens when there is a blockage in the coronary arteries. They are the blood vessels which supply blood to the...