猝死是健康人或处于疾病恢复期而出人意料地在6小时内死亡。因心脏病而猝死的为心性猝死。据统计心性猝死的死亡人数已经超过癌症,因此,被认为中头号‘杀手’。冠心病中以轻度和中度冠状动脉粥样硬化最易促发猝死,急性心肌梗塞末及时治疗易促发猝死。 Sudden death is a healthy person or is recovering from illness and unexpectedly dies within 6 hours. Sudden death due to heart disease is sudden cardiac death. According to statistics, the number of deaths due to sudden cardiac death has exceeded that of cancer and is therefore considered the number one killer. Coronary heart disease in mild and moderate coronary atherosclerosis most likely to trigger sudden death, acute myocardial infarction prompt treatment of sudden death.