In the United States, 1 person a minute goes into cardiac arrest. Dr. Michael Gold, Director of the Division of Cardiology, explains the terms cardiac arrest and “sudden cardiac death.” Dr. Gold identifies who is at risk, how medications are used to reduce the risk of cardiac arrest and also discusses South Carolina heart disease treatment like the implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and automated external defibrillators (AED.)

Learn more about cardiac arrest and the South Carolina heart center of MUSC.