Michael Jackson, who was reported dead due to cardiac arrest (heart stops suddenly pulse). As reported by various media, Jackson got the call 911 because Jackson suddenly can not breathe. First made in the breath (cardiopulmonary resuscitation / CPR) was performed and he had was to UCLA Medical Center. Unfortunately, no opportunity help him.
 
In the case of cardiac arrest, the heart stops running its tasks. According to Douglas Zipes, MD, former President of The American College of Cardiology, cardiac arrest is not the same as heart attack, but cardiac arrest can also occur due to heart attack.
 
According to the American Heart Association, 90 percent of cases of cardiac arrest occurred due to stoppage of at least two coronary arterial branch. "Cardiac arrest is a disturbance in heart rhythm when the heart chamber, the ventricles, beat too fast and not regular, ie, 4-600 times per minute," said Zipes.



 
The electric current is confusion heart. As a result, the heart chamber walls vibrate and only capable of pumping blood does not occur so that the failure of vital organs. Electric current turmoil in the heart, according to Zipes, is also called with ventricular fibrillation.
 
CPR techniques or recovery heart rate and respiratory action is first to restore normal rhythm and the frequency of the heart chamber. If not the CPR, the first cardiac arrest is the sternum five centimeters deep (in adults) as much as one hundred times per minute. However, the heart must soon get a tool called the electric shock with a defibrillator that is usually only in the hospital.
 
According to Zipes, 30-50 percent of cardiac arrest patients do not experience symptoms of heart trouble. "You can never feel pain in the chest, difficulty breathing, or short-short breath. Basically, there’s no signs of danger experienced," he said as quoted site WebMD.
 
They have a family history of heart disease or have family members who had died of a sudden need to cardiac arrest cautious. Prevention efforts is to run healthy lifestyle and regular exercise.