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    Not A Heart Attack!

    Jul 02, 2020 3 minutes

    Life support paramedic SIMON ANDREW explains exercise induced cardiac arrest, why it happens, and how you can protect yourself.

    Not a heart attack?

    What is the difference between a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and a heart attack?

    SCA happens when the heart develops an abnormal rhythm and can't pump blood. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to part of the heart is blocked.

    Most heart attacks do not lead to sudden cardiac arrest, though a small percentage of people with heart attack will develop sudden cardiac arrest. But when sudden

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