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What Is the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest?

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack each year, with 605,000 being first-time incidents. This blockage prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching a portion of the heart muscle, leading to damage or death of the heart tissue. 1 According to the U.S.