Equip yourself with the knowledge about the problem as your first line of defence. WHAT IS SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH? Sudden cardiac death (SCD) describes the unexpected natural death from a cardiac cause within a short time period, generally EI hour from the onset of symptoms, in a person without any prior condition that would appear fatal, 1 SCD represents the most dramatic presentation of cardiac disease often engulfing its victims out of blue' at unexpected places and in unforeseen times, leaving a little opportunity to the patients or physicians to seek or provide necessary treatment to avoid fatality. Another interchangeable term used to describe this condition is sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). This term must not be con-fused with Heart Attack or Myocardial Infarction (MI), a condition resulting from acute blockage of a major blood vessel of the heart, leading to injury or death of a portion of heart muscle. Although Heart attack can lead to sudden cardiac death, the two terms...