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Cardiac Arrest - References

Written by - Suchitra Chari, M.S. M.Sc.

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Last Updated on Jun 21, 2022

References:

What Is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? - (https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/scda)
About Cardiac Arrest - (http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/CardiacArrest/Cardiac-Arrest_UCM_002081_SubHomePage.jsp)
Sudden cardiac arrest - (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sudden-cardiac-arrest/home/ovc-20164858)
Cardiac arrest - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_arrest)

Author: Suchitra Chari

Editor: Lakshmi Venkataraman

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Dec 24, 2016
Last Updated on Jun 21, 2022

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