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After a cardiac arrest, my aunt became unconscious. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My aunt had cardiac arrest 10 days ago. After a gap of 5 to 10 minutes, she has become unconscious. They put her on a ventilator. Till date, she is on a ventilator, and there is no recovery registered. Previously, she had two stents for breathing issues. Her magnetic resonance imaging (MR... Read Full »
Dr. Hardik Nareshbhai Rajyaguru
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand the situation. At times, during cardiac arrest,if the brain does not get enough blood for a few minutes, then the brain gets damaged. Once damaged, then brain recovers only minimally. That is the reason why your doctors said no hope. I would like to know abo... Read Full »
How can sudden cardiac arrest affect cognitive brain function?
Query: Hello doctor, Sudden cardiac arrest and its effects of blood flow and depleted oxygen to the brain, brain shock, lack of nutrients as well as production of toxic material that can no longer be cleared by circulation since it is no longer functioning. How does all of this affect overall cognitive bra... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sudden cardiac arrest and prolonged brain hypoxia can lead to brain ischemic encephalopathy. The severity of the disorder is proportional to the duration of hypoxia and cardiac resuscitation. In case of a short period, only some troubles with concentration may occur.... Read Full »
Is there a risk of developing heart attack at the age of 32?
Query: Hello doctor,My wife had an echo, stress test, and several EKGs and a 30-day event monitor done about three and a half years ago. She still gets a slight pain in the chest area from time to time. Her grandparents were the only ones that had any heart trouble. She also has extreme health anxiety abou... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Unfortunately, I got no clues on what were the results of those cardiac investigations. If possible, can you please elaborate a little bit on what was the outcome of those hearts tests you mentioned earlier? If I assume there was not much they found abnormal in the ... Read Full »
Do the length of ventilator depends on lung infection rather than neurological problem?
Query: Hi doctor, Does the length of time in critical care always reflect the severity? Is the length of time on a ventilator depend more on the cause i.e. longer if lung infection rather than neurological, etc? Can you have severe illness complications and still be in ICU for a short while? When I was 2... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am so sorry that you went through so much and I am glad to know that you have made it. You are extremely lucky to have survived all this. It seems like after persistent seizure you developed acidosis that pushed you in cardiogenic shock. Very few people come out of it... Read Full »
What’s treatment of cerebral palsy, prior cardiac arrest?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter has been in the ICU and diagnosed with a hypoxic-ischemic injury and injury to the occipital lobe basal ganglia cerebellum on the MRI. It happened after the cardiac arrest two months back. A brain CT scan was done two weeks after her admission, and it was all clear. The neu... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. As per your information, after cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury can occur if the blood and oxygen flow is hampered to the brain. Such brain injury can occur at the cellular level, and the areas that need more oxygen are greatly affected, like the basal ganglia, ce... Read Full »
Can a person survive three episodes of cardiac arrest when he is intubated?
Query: Hello doctor, My brother had a cardiac arrest, and no one was present with him at the time of the incident. When he was found, he had asystole and PEA, and he had only one shockable rhythm. He was taken to the hospital, and on the way to the hospital, he had two more cardiac arrests. His blood press... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. It is difficult to revive the patient if the arrest is long enough. The estimated increased risk of death is 10 % per minute of the arrest. Once the patient is intubated, the intubation tube is removed only when the... Read Full »
How do complete heart blocks occur?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a complete heart block, and I have a pacemaker. Can you please answer these questions for me? How does or how can complete heart blocks occur? Can it be caused by being born at 28 weeks and earlier because the heart is not fully developed? I was born at 28 weeks, and apparently,... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are many causes for heart block such as heart attack, degenerative disease of heart, old age, infection of heart, and certain medicines and congenital heart block. Premature birth is not the cause of heart block. Certain diseases in mothers during pregnancy can cau... Read Full »
Can I know whether sudden cardiac arrest occur as a genetic predisposition?
Query: Hi doctor,I am a 28-year-old woman. Three years back, my elder brother passed away at the age of 31. He got a sudden cardiac arrest while playing football. When we reached the hospital, he passed away at the gate. He suffered for an hour from sudden pain and died due to it. Three years later, my sec... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your first line of investigation is ECG (electrocardiogram) and echocardiography. An autopsy should be done for sudden death victims. Do ECG (electrocardiogram), echocardiography, and fasting lipid profile. If your resting ECG remains normal, then ECG can be done with p... Read Full »
Will hypokalemia cause variation in ECG?
Query: Hi doctor, Is this ECG normal? I had a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) 6 moths ago. This ECG (electrocardiography) was taken a few months before that. I have had fatigue, hair loss, stomach cramps, and dizziness for a while. I have had some trouble with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia. After being resusc... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am sorry to hear about your health condition. This is extremely strange that at 25 years of age you suffered a cardiac arrest. Have you had problems with hypokalaemia before the attack? Where you on diuretics? Do you have history of similar problem in your family? ... Read Full »
I have ventricular ectopic beats. Could these cause cardiac arrest?
Query: Hello doctor, My heart is normal, but I have ventricular ectopic beats. Could these cause cardiac arrest and kill me at the age of 23 years? I worry about it every day. Kindly advice. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is unusual for ventricular ectopic beats alone to cause cardiac arrest. Still, it depends on various factors like cause of ectopic beats, the morphology of ectopic beats, frequency of ectopic beats, LV function on Echo. What symptoms do you have? You have uploaded... Read Full »