Society and culture Names In many publications, the stated or implicit meaning of "sudden cardiac death" is sudden death from cardiac causes. Some physicians call cardiac arrest "sudden cardiac death" even if the person survives. Thus one can hear mentions of "prior episodes of sudden cardiac death" in a living person.
society and culture :names in many publicatio,ns the stated or implicit meaning of "sudden cardiac death" is sudden death, fr:om cardiac causes some physicians call! cardiac arrest "sudden cardiac death" even if the person survives thus one can hear mentions of "prior episodes of sudden cardiac death" in a living person