When it comes to heart disease, most people immediately think of a heart attack. But the term covers a number of conditions that can damage your heart and prevent it from doing its job. These include coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. Learn the warning signs and treatment of heart conditions.

Someone, be it a professional sports star, young athlete, or marathon runner who looks normally healthy, could suddenly die from heart disease. Sudden cardiac arrest (or sudden cardiac arrest) is the loss of heart function resulting from cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart disease, arrhythmias.

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) refers to a sudden, unexpected death due to loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest). Sudden cardiac death is the largest natural cause of death in the United States, causing approximately 325,000 deaths among U.S. adults each year. Sudden cardiac death causes half of all heart-related deaths.