Heart Attack Most Common Cause Of Cardiac Arrest, Says Health Expert
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"It is possible that sometimes cholesterol plaque does not necessarily narrow the artery severely, but rather 20-30-40 per cent it can rupture due to extreme stress or unusual exercise," the expert said.
Hours after comedian Raju Srivastav's death on Wednesday, the top health expert at Fortis Escorts said that heart attack is the most common cause of Cardiac arrest in people.
"Cardiac arrest means sudden stoppage of the heartbeat. There are several causes of cardiac arrest. The most common cause of cardiac arrest is a heart attack, where specific blockage of the coronary arteries supplying blood to the heart may get blocked due to acute clot formation and underlying cholesterol plaque," said Dr Atul Mathur, Executive Director of Interventional Cardiology and Chief of Cath Lab at the Fortis Escorts in the national capital told ANI.
"It is possible that sometimes cholesterol plaque does not necessarily narrow the artery severely, but rather 20-30-40 per cent it can rupture due to extreme stress or unusual exercise. Thus, the rupturing of this plaque will lead to blood formation in the body leading to a heart attack. And this heart attack has a 50% chance of causing a cardiac arrest in any person", he added.
Comedian Raju Srivastava (58) was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on August 10 after he suffered a cardiac arrest while working out in a gym. Since then he was hooked up to a ventilator and never regained consciousness.
