Dr. Jayne Morgan, a cardiologist and clinical director of the COVID Task Force at the Piedmont Healthcare Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia, shared insights with Fox News Digital about the deadly disease — and offered ways to prevent it.

Heart disease risk is known to be higher for people with diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity and excessive alcohol use, according to the CDC.

Morgan also commented on the issue of cardiac arrest, following the recent frightening situation involving Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin.

She also commented on Damar Hamlin's sudden cardiac arrest earlier this year, calling the situation "quite rare."

Morgan said this type of cardiac arrest is very rare — occurring roughly 30 times per year and generally in younger age groups.

She also said that CPR and defibrillation for Hamlin apparently "restored blood flow" plus "oxygen to his brain and to his vital organs."