Unexpected rapid natural death due to cardiovascular collapse within one hour of initial symptoms. It is usually caused by the worsening of existing heart diseases. The sudden onset of symptoms, such as CHEST PAIN and CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, particularly VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, can lead to the loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest followed by biological death. (from Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed., 2005)

Descriptor ID	D016757
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.383.220 C23.550.260.322.250
Concept/Terms	Death, Sudden, Cardiac Death, Sudden, Cardiac Sudden Cardiac Death Cardiac Death, Sudden Death, Sudden Cardiac Cardiac Sudden Death Death, Cardiac Sudden Sudden Death, Cardiac Sudden Cardiac Arrest Sudden Cardiac Arrest Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Cardiac Arrests, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden

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