7.Congenital Heart Defect
From birth, you can have a leaky valve or a damaged wall separating your heart chambers. Sometimes, the defects aren’t found until you’re an adult. They don’t all need treatment, but some require medicine or surgery. If you have one, you’re more likely to have arrhythmias, heart failure, and infected valves, but there are ways to lower these chances.
8.Sudden Cardiac Death
This isn’t the same as a heart attack. Sudden cardiac death happens when the heart’s electrical system goes haywire, making it beat irregularly and dangerously fast. Instead of pumping out blood to your body, your chambers quiver. A defibrillator can help bring back a regular heart beat, but without it, the person can die within minutes. Start CPR while waiting for a defibrillator, and have someone call 911 immediately.
