Cholesterol, Plaque and Sudden Cardiac Death

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Understanding the Difference Between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest

MIBHS

MARCH 31, 2025

This blockage is often caused by a blood clot or the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries, which supply the heart with oxygen-rich blood. Unlike a heart attack, cardiac arrest is an electrical malfunction that causes the heart to stop beating suddenly. Without immediate intervention, sudden cardiac death can occur within minutes.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

JANUARY 23, 2024

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 alone, more than 800,000 of these people are at risk of MI and for approximately 200,000 of them, this may well be their second life-threatening cardiac event.

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