County Executive Ike Leggett and the County Council participated in the Maryland Building Industry Association (MBIA) Montgomery Chapterâs annual breakfast meeting and panel discussion. As keynote speaker, Leggett focused on the state of the County as it relates to economics, development, and building opportunities.
cardiac catheterization the insertion of a catheter into a vein or artery and guiding of it into the interior of the heart for purposes of measuring cardiac output, determining the oxygen content of blood in the heart chambers, and evaluating the structural components of the heart.
Heart Disease and Sudden Cardiac Death. In this article. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a sudden, unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest). It is the largest cause of natural death in the U.S., causing about 325,000 adult deaths in the U.S. each year. SCD is responsible for half of all heart disease deaths.