, and depression. The authors of the latest study, published in August this year in medical journal The Lancet, hope that a clearer understanding of pre-cardiac arrest symptoms could be harnessed to improve survival outcomes. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US . Suddent cardiac arrests are deadly ( Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF) The large group of researchers found that patients with a cardiac arrest imminent were likely to have four stand out symptoms. Four symptoms Dyspnoea Chest pain Diaphoresis Seizure-like activity Dyspnoea is a word boffins use for shortness of breath or breathlessness. This was seen in 41 per cent of the discovery population used by the scientists. Chest pain was seen in 33 per cent of this same group and diaphoresis, excessive sweating due to a secondary condition, was seen in 12 per cent. Seizure-like activity was seen in 11 per cent of the group. According to the stud){kind=link}
Scientists are scrambling to understand sudden cardiac arrests which can kill 90 per cent of patients. Now a crack team of researchers have identified four possible red flags that could lead to better outcomes
Experts have identified four possible warning signs of deadly cardiac arrests giving hope that they can be spotted and treated in time.
Sudden cardiac arrests kill 9/10 people they hit worldwide leaving a grim wake of devastated families and ruined lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 356,000 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the US every year and between 60 and 80 per cent of them die before reaching the hospital.
Cardiac arrest is when the heart suddenly stops beating, stopping blood flowing to the rest of the body. The lucky few who survive can be left with brain injury, injury to internal organs and lasting mental health issues such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression.
The authors of the latest study, published in August this year in medical journal The Lancet, hope that a clearer understanding of pre-cardiac arrest symptoms could be harnessed to improve survival outcomes.