: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat
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Doctors performed four rounds of CPR, then rushed to figure out what was causing the mother to go into cardiac arrest.—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026 The Playboy magazine founder died at age 91 in 2017 from cardiac arrest.—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 May 2026 He’s partnered with consumer health-tech companies like Oura and Prenuvo, and also featured ClearCardo, as well as the foundation of Damar Hamlin, a Buffalo Bills player who had a cardiac arrest during a game three years ago, who funds CPR training and external defibrillators in youth sports.—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026 The Muirlands Middle School community experienced a traumatic loss in February when a 13-year-old student suddenly suffered fatal cardiac arrest in front of the campus while walking home from school.—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cardiac arrest