Coronary Embolism: The Sudden Silent Killer

Coronary embolism the sudden silent killer disease is what killed Tim Russert, the NBC anchor of "Meet The Press".

Commonly known as heart attack and myocardial infarction, coronary embolisms is when there is an obstruction in a blood vessel in the heart due to a blood clot or other foreign matter.

The only way to prevent it happening is to immediately dissolve the clot or remove it before the heart muscle is starved of oxygen.