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Originally Posted by BarryRX
Now I think you're asking the right questions. I believe that there has been some misunderstanding all along about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). SCA is an electrical problem that causes the heart to go into ventricular fibrillation. A heart attack is more of a "plumbing" issue. Sometimes, a heart attack can cause SCA. People who have heart disease are at a higher risk for SCA, but SCA often strikes people with no risk factors and who are healthy.
Some causes of SCA are congestive heart failure, aortic stenosis, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, infections, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, Marfan syndrome and other structural problems, pulmonary embolism, blood clots due to surgery, prolonged immobilization like long car trips, plane trips, hospitalization, trauma, or certain diseases like cancer. Also, potassium and calcium imbalances. Also, trauma to the chest like getting hit with a golf ball or softball.
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Thanks for the explanation, but now it leads to more questions: I have an idea that some of the above may be very rare and some may not benefit from a jolt of electricity. And it confuses the issue of what is lifestyle related and what's not. And it seems that many of the causes are due to blood clots. What happens to a blood clot when you give the person a jolt of electricity?
What does a jolt of electricity do for congestive heart failure?
You did mention potassium and calcium imbalances and I'm glad you did. I think if people ate a well balanced healthy diet and were not overweight a lot of the above problems would not exist. I don't think anyone should be getting blood clots due to surgery, prolonged sitting, hospitalization etc. unless their lifestyle caused their arteries to become inflammed and clogged.