2007年6月23日下午,59岁的相声表演艺术家侯耀文在北京的家中突发心脏疾病而猝死。然而,据他的亲人介绍,侯耀文生前并无心脑血管疾病史。他为什么会如此匆匆地离开其心爱的相声艺术,离开热爱他的亿万观众呢?针对读者普遍关心的心脏保健问题,我们组织了三篇文章,希望能对大家做好自我保健有所帮助。——编者 On the afternoon of June 23, 2007, the 59-year-old comic artist Hou Yaowen died suddenly of sudden heart disease in his home in Beijing. However, according to his relatives, Hou Yaowen did not have a history of cardiovascular disease before his death. Why did he leave his beloved comic art in such a hurry and leave the hundreds of millions of viewers who loved him? In response to heart health care issues that readers are generally concerned about, we organized three articles in the hope of helping everyone to take care of themselves. --editor