: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat
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The coroner’s report is chilling, listing multiple factors besides cardiac arrest that figured in her death.—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026 The child, who went into cardiac arrest that afternoon, died of heatstroke, per The Guardian.—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 May 13, San Jose police and firefighters were called to a home in the 1200 block of Lancelot Lane for a report of a girl unconscious and not breathing, which was followed soon after by a report that the child suffered cardiac arrest.—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 18 May 2026 During class, Mark suddenly collapsed after going into cardiac arrest.—Conor McGill, CBS News, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cardiac arrest