Silent danger Coronary heart disease: When the heart suddenly stops beating.. As of: February 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m By: Susanne Sasse CommentsPressSplit Tragic deaths like that of football legend Andi Brehme make it clear how important heart health is.

‘Sport alone does not protect the heart,’ warns Hamburg cardiologist Prof. Thomas Meinertz. “Here it is very clear that it is better to be alive with a broken rib than dead,” Prof. Schunkert says.