cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

Examples of cardiac arrest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Manson had metastatic colon cancer, which ultimately led to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

His death certificate later listed cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease among the causes of his death, with Parkinson’s disease noted as a contributing condition. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Caught on Camera features startling footage of people having real-life medical emergencies, from cardiac arrests to animal attacks, shot by the people in crisis and those around them. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Once she was moved to Boston, Clancy went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived with CPR and chest compressions, ICU nurse Rachelle Amedee said. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cardiac arrest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed
• celeste

Medical Definition

cardiac arrest

noun

: abrupt temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat (as from ventricular fibrillation or asystole)

called also sudden cardiac arrest