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Sudden Cardiac Arrest

This sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) video provides cardiac arrest information including causes, treatments and therapies. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the lower chambers of the heart suddenly stop beating normally and develop what is called ventricular fibrillation (VF), a very fast, chaotic heart rate in the lower chambers of the heart.