What are the 8 causes of cardiac arrest?
Opioids can cause cardiac arrest through both respiratory depression and cardiac toxicity. As mentioned above, a common side effect of opioid use is respiratory depression which can lead to respiratory arrest and subsequent cardiac arrest.
Can COVID-19 cause cardiac arrest?
Although vaccines and viruses, not just those related to COVID-19, can cause myocarditis, or inflammation of the art, instances are rare. Myocarditis can cause a person to become very sick and require hospitalization. It can also lead to cardiac arrest.
“We’ve always known that viruses can cause heart problems and COVID is no different than other viruses that cause heart problems,” said Emery. “The problem is, so many people got COVID all at once that it looks like there’s a huge rash of [heart problems].”
A study published in the American Heart Association journal found that the risk of developing myocarditis following a COVID-19 vaccine booster is low, and when it does occur, cases are typically mild.
“You’re more likely to develop a serious illness from the COVID virus itself than you are a COVID vaccine,” Emery continued, as people who’ve contracted the virus can sometimes develop lingering effects, such as long COVID; require hospitalization; or may die from complications related to COVID-19. “This is a case where correlation does not equal causation.”
- Hypoxia.
- Hypovolemia.
- Hypothermia.
- Hypo-/hyperkalaemia (electrolytes)
- Tension pneumothorax.
- Cardiac tamponade.
- Toxins.
- Thrombosis.
Opioids can cause cardiac arrest through both respiratory depression and cardiac toxicity. As mentioned above, a common side effect of opioid use is respiratory depression which can lead to respiratory arrest and subsequent cardiac arrest.
Can COVID-19 cause cardiac arrest?
Although vaccines and viruses, not just those related to COVID-19, can cause myocarditis, or inflammation of the art, instances are rare. Myocarditis can cause a person to become very sick and require hospitalization. It can also lead to cardiac arrest.
“We’ve always known that viruses can cause heart problems and COVID is no different than other viruses that cause heart problems,” said Emery. “The problem is, so many people got COVID all at once that it looks like there’s a huge rash of [heart problems].”
A study published in the American Heart Association journal found that the risk of developing myocarditis following a COVID-19 vaccine booster is low, and when it does occur, cases are typically mild.
“You’re more likely to develop a serious illness from the COVID virus itself than you are a COVID vaccine,” Emery continued, as people who’ve contracted the virus can sometimes develop lingering effects, such as long COVID; require hospitalization; or may die from complications related to COVID-19. “This is a case where correlation does not equal causation.”
