What is cardiac arrest?

Cardiac arrest is the cessation of a heart beat or myocardial contraction.

How do members experience cardiac arrest?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with cardiac arrest*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for cardiac arrest*

Who has cardiac arrest on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 13
40s 16
50s 26
60s 30
70+ 17

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 47
Female 57