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Is it possible for a person on a ventilator to go into cardiac arrest?

submitted by Laura from Rockmart, Georgia

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by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, Jaime Benrey, MD    

Jaime Benrey, MDNo. It all depends on what caused him to be ventilated. Regards.     

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