Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
Monday, June 16th, 2008The doctor of NBC’s Tim Russert has said that the veteran journailst died at age 58 Friday after plaque ruptured an artery, causing a sudden coronary thrombosis.Russert suffered what is called sudden cardiac death or the unexpected natural death from a cardiac cause which occurs within a short time period, usually less than an hour from the onset of symptoms.
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 770,000 Americans will have a new coronary attack in 2008, and about 430,000 will have a recurrent attack.
