Cardiac Arrest (IMAGE) Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan Caption Cardiac arrest kills 90 percent of the people it strikes, but very few "gold standard" clinical trials have been done to determine how best to change that. Credit University of Michigan Usage Restrictions Credit University of MIchigan License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.