cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

Examples of cardiac arrest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Santa Monica police received a call reporting a cardiac arrest and another call for an overdose at the home. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

At the hospital, after having an angiogram, Kokernak went into cardiac arrest. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Panettiere, who wrote in a memoir of her struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, was found in cardiac arrest at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 16. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

During the confrontation, the 82-year-old went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the sand, according to Kathimerini. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 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