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Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' · 01-21-2009, 12:54 PM

Thanks, Char. So cardiac arrest is when the heart itself stops working (whereas heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is interrupted).

01-21-2009, 12:54 PM	#3
Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin' spammer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere U.S.A. Posts: 936	Re: What's the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest? Thanks, Char. So cardiac arrest is when the heart itself stops working (whereas heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is interrupted).