{"id":1073,"date":"2021-10-14T04:31:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T08:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/is-cardiac-arrest-the-same-as-a-heart-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:51:16","slug":"is-cardiac-arrest-the-same-as-a-heart-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/es\/blog\/is-cardiac-arrest-the-same-as-a-heart-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cardiac Arrest the Same as a Heart Attack?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is when the heart unexpectedly stops beating, stopping blood from flowing to the brain and other vital organs.<\/p>\n<p>SCA is NOT the same thing as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/es\/conditions\/heart-attack\/\">ataque card\u00edaco<\/a>. A heart attack is a malfunction of the heart muscle caused by a sudden blockage in the coronary artery, whereas a SCA is the result of an electrical disturbance in the heart which can lead to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/es\/conditions\/sudden-cardiac-death\/\">sudden cardiac death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-207866 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/MC-SCAvsHeartAttack.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><br \/>\nWhat are causes\/risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ataques card\u00edacos<\/li>\n<li>Enfermedad de las arterias coronarias<\/li>\n<li>Coraz\u00f3n agrandado<\/li>\n<li>Enfermedad de las v\u00e1lvulas card\u00edacas<\/li>\n<li>See full list\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/es\/conditions\/sudden-cardiac-death\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most vital preventative measure of SCA is getting a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manhattancardiology.com\/es\/services\/sudden-death-screening\/\">sudden death screening<\/a>\u00a0on a regular\u00a0 basis and controlling risk factors.<\/p>\n<p>Sudden Death Screening is a test that looks at the electrical activity of the heart to understand the potential risks of cardiac tachyarrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) which can lead to SCA.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October is National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month. 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